Trailer: America's Cold War Obsession with Greenland

HISTORY This Week

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🗓️ 24 April 2025

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HISTORY This Week returns with new episodes this Monday! We're kicking things off with a look at America's longtime fascination with Greenland, and how the U.S. military used the island to expand its Cold War nuclear ambitions. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On the season premiere of history this week,
0:03.2	the United States has had its eyes on Greenland for a very long time.
0:08.2	There was an offer from the U.S. to buy Greenland from Denmark.
0:11.1	100 million U.S. dollars in gold.
0:14.0	That was back just after World War II.
0:16.2	And while they weren't able to buy Greenland with a bag of gold,
0:20.1	the Americans do build military
0:22.6	bases there. One of them carved underground into the ice. Camp Sanitary was this incredibly ambitious
0:30.7	plan to have 200 men inside the ice. But the secret purpose of Camp Century was kept from
0:37.2	even those who lived there.
0:38.9	In retrospect, I was being told it that I didn't know it.
0:43.0	What was the real purpose of Camp Century?
0:45.2	And why has America been obsessed with getting Greenland for over 150 years?
0:53.8	Listen to History This Week
0:55.8	on Apple, Spotify, YouTube,
0:57.8	or wherever you get your podcasts.

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