Revealed: How U.S. Left Nuclear Warhead Under Ice In Greenland After B52 Crash In 1968 -- Daily Mail
A U.S. nuclear warhead was abandoned under the ice in northern Greenland after a B52 bomber crashed in 1968, an investigation has found.
The Pentagon believed the former Soviet Union would destroy the base as a prelude to a nuclear strike against the U.S. and began flying nuclear-armed B52s continuously over Thule in 1960 in order to retaliate.
Thule Air Base has been a major strategic asset to the U.S. since it was built in the early 1950s, as it allowed a radar to scan the skies for missiles fired over the North Pole.
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My Comment: Talk about brushing it under the carpet .... and hope that no one else notices.