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By 1959, as the Cold War grew increasingly intense, the U.S. initiated the building of Camp Century, a military installation constructed 100 feet beneath the ice. This was not merely a military base; it served as a testing site for various materials necessary for the deployment of nuclear missiles. Under Colonel Kerkering's leadership, the project involved building extensive tunnels—an unprecedented endeavor that would potentially allow nuclear missiles to be deployed silently beneath the polar ice cap.