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.

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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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