The U.S. established several air bases there during World War II, but their strategic value escalated during the Cold War, with proximity to the Soviet Union. Much activity occurred at Thule Air ...

It was the spring of 1953, the Cold War was nearing its peak and the ... After it was completed in 1953, Thule Air Base — now called Pituffik Space Base — became the site of some of the ...

As the Cold War heated up in the late 1950s, the Army sought to establish an outpost on the Greenland ice sheet, about 150 miles inland from what was then Thule Air Base, to test arctic ...

You can get in touch with Jesus by emailing [email protected] The Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, formerly known as Thule Air Base ... During the Cold War, its radar systems monitored ...

Since World War II, American forces have been stationed ... and Jeffrey Gettleman from London. Once called Thule Air Base, now known as Pituffik Space Base, this U.S.-operated installation in ...

Located 1,524 kilometres (950 miles) from the North Pole, the base, named Thule Air Base until 2023 ... attacks from the Soviet Union during the Cold War and remains an essential part of the ...