In 1959, the U.S. Army built the first tunnel settlement beneath the ice of Greenland. 21 tubes were constructed with isolated housing for more than 200 soldiers. The documentary investigates this extraordinary U.S. Army plan, while looking at the consequences of the city’s tons of nuclear waste that were left behind and are now slowly emerging from the melting ice.
By Magyar Békekör (Egyesület Hírek), Hungary
US President Donald Trump wants to annex Greenland, which belongs to Denmark, to the United States. He said the Washington government would be ready to buy it, but if it wasn’t sold, it would annex it militarily. His deputy, Vance, later said no military action was planned to annex Greenland.
The U.S. has military and economic goals with a country of nearly 57,000 inhabitants stretching over 2,166,086 square kilometers between the Arctic Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. He wants to control the route of the Russian navy, especially strategic submarines, to the American coast, especially the movement of Russian warships equipped with hypersonic weapons, since he has no antidote to their weapons, and he sees that the launch of hypersonic missiles can only be prevented by the preventive destruction of Russian warships.
To achieve their goal, they want to install radar systems and maritime surveillance equipment in Greenland between Greenland, Iceland and Great Britain.
Before Greenland officially became part of the Kingdom of Denmark in 1959, NATO allies Denmark and the United States agreed in 1951 that the US would be responsible for its defense, as Denmark could not.
In 1959, Camp Century, an American city was built under the ice, with a diverse system of bunkers and labyrinths for military and scientific purposes. Developed as the northernmost air base of the United States, the Thule base was built in 1943 during World War II, later renamed Pituffik Space Base, and operated under the authority of the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
The US military leadership considers Greenland’s affiliation to be of paramount importance not only for the protection of the USA, but also for the control of the US over the Arctic.
The annexation of the huge island country to America would also be economically desirable for American capital.
According to a 2023 survey, 25 of the 34 minerals classified as “critical raw materials” are found in Greenland. These include materials used in batteries, including graphite and lithium, as well as rare metals used in electric vehicles and wind turbines. It also has oil and natural gas.
The Danish government rejected Trump’s territorial claim, but declared America’s security claim as justified and signaled its readiness for further military concessions.
This has amplified the voices of those in Greenland who do not want to belong to either America or Denmark, but want independence. Especially among the Inuit indigenous population, there is a strong tendency towards self-determination. It is characteristic that in a referendum held in 1982, 53% of the population decided to leave the European Union. As a result of the referendum, Greenland officially seceded from the EU in 1985, while its mother country, Denmark, remained a member of the EU.
According to Russia, the people of Greenland should decide the fate of the country, based on existing laws and free from foreign interference. “The choice of the Greenlanders must be respected,” Russian ambassador to Copenhagen Vladimir Barbin said in an interview with TASS on February 2.
Greenland has had autonomous status as part of the Kingdom of Denmark since 2009. +++
Edited by Magyar Békekör
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