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On Wed, 3 Dec 2025 23:03:03 -0500, c186282 wrote:

>    Saw some TV doc awhile back ... the US tried to build an under-ice
>    base, even had its own little nuke reactor. Alas nobody told them
>    that ice is NEVER really solid like rock is,
>    and it all began to sink and sink and sink. Billions wasted.

The original scheme for finding the 'Lost Squadron' thought they could 
brush a little snow off and fly them off the ice. iirc the finally found a 
P-38 about 350' down after melting some humongous boreholes.