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Greenland's 1968 B-52 Crash That Nearly Set Off a Nuclear Disaster

Greenland's 1968 B-52 Crash That Nearly Set Off a Nuclear Disaster

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On January 21, 1968, a B-52G Stratofortress carrying four nuclear bombs crashed seven miles short of the runway at Thule Air Base in northwest Greenland. The impact triggered conventional high explosives, scattering plutonium, uranium, and tritium across the sea ice. This episode follows the 23 crew members, the heroic response by Danish and American personnel, and the politically explosive cleanup that nearly derailed Denmark's nuclear-free status. We dive into the cover-up, the discovery of missing plutonium, and the role of Kalaallit workers in the hazardous operation. The crash also exposed the secret Project Iceworm—a planned network of nuclear missile launch sites under the Greenland ice sheet—and led to the end of the US Air Force's airborne nuclear alert program. #ThuleAirBase #B52Crash #1968 #NuclearAccident #ProjectIceworm #ColdWar #Greenland #Kalaallit #Denmark #Plutonium #BrokenArrow #Pituffik #USAirForce #Arctic #NuclearDisarmament #OperationFreezelight #History #FexingoHistory Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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