Project Iceworm
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Greenland
Source: Times of India
Project Iceworm was a proposed U.S. military initiative to build a base in Greenland for up to 600 medium-range nuclear missiles, which would be mounted on a train running through tunnels in the ice. The project was deemed technically unfeasible and abandoned, leaving behind nuclear waste and diesel fuel that are now at risk of contaminating Greenland's water due to climate change.
- Status
- Failure
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Nuclear, Rail
- Location
- Greenland
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Times of India
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Status
Original status | Cancelled |
Taiyo status | Failure |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | Project Iceworm was a proposed U.S. military initiative to build a base in Greenland for up to 600 medium-range nuclear missiles, which would be mounted on a train running through tunnels in the ice. The project was deemed technically unfeasible and abandoned, leaving behind nuclear waste and diesel fuel that are now at risk of contaminating Greenland's water due to climate change. |
Location
Country | Greenland |
Source
Source | Times of India |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Nuclear, Rail |
Article published date | 2025-01-21 |
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