A new report highlights the lack of cleanup plans in Greenland and Denmark and the presence of lingering risks from chemical waste.
A recent federal report by the Government Accountability Office sheds light on the future consequences of the nuclear testing done during the Cold War, not only in the Pacific but also in Greenland and Spain.
During the Cold War, the US conducted many defense activities, making places in Greenland, Spain, and the Marshall Islands radioactive.waste and chemical pollution under the ice, which are remnants of a nuclear power plant on a US military research base. People worry that climate change could result in movement of the radioactive components, which could make water and food unsafe.
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