EPISODE · Jun 13, 2019 · 20 MIN
The Top Secret Cold War Project That Pulled Climate Science From the Ice
from Science, Spoken · host SpokenLayer
In 1961—the year before he became the anchorman for CBS News—Walter Cronkite visited Camp Century, an unusual military compound on the Greenland ice sheet. Carved under the snow and ice, Camp Century had a main street and prefab housing for 250 soldiers and scientists—all powered by a pint-sized nuclear reactor. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
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In 1961—the year before he became the anchorman for CBS News—Walter Cronkite visited Camp Century, an unusual military compound on the Greenland ice sheet. Carved under the snow and ice, Camp Century had a main street and prefab housing for 250 soldiers and scientists—all powered by a pint-sized nuclear reactor.
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