[thr-nrg]

>ABSTRACT. In January-February 1939, a secret German expedition visited Dronning (or Queen) Maud Land, Antarctica, apparently with the intention inter alia of establishing a base there. Between 1943 and 1945 the British launched a secret wartime Antarctic operation, code-named Tabarin. Men from the Special Air Services Regiment (SAS), Britain’s covert forces for operating behind the lines, appeared to be involved. In July and August 1945, after the German surrender, two U-boats arrived in Argentina. Had they been to Antarctica to land Nazi treasure or officials?

>In the southern summer of 1946–1947, the US Navy appeared to ‘invade’ Antarctica using a large force. The operation, code-named Highjump, was classified confidential. In 1958, three nuclear weapons were exploded in the region, as part of another classified US operation, code-named Argus.

I want to play this video game.

[hackeraccount]

I read this and I was surprised that anyone was testing nukes in Antarctica. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Argus#:~:text=Operat....

So it was done at altitude of over 100 miles. I'm certainly not saying that's a good thing. All I'm saying is that saying it was exploded in the region while technically true is a bit misleading.

[refulgentis]

Ehhh, I guess, maybe to a newcomer who really was hell bent on understanding “exploded in the region” as “exploded on the ground”

Due to ex. gravity, whether it’s at altitude or not is a bit of a nit

[adastra22]

At over 100km it was in space. Three nukes were exploded in space, probably at orbital velocity too. The fact that this was over Antarctica was almost inconsequential.

[wkat4242]

Why at orbital velocity? It's much more efficient to not reach orbital velocity if you just want to explode something at 100km. And an explosion is a momentary thing so there's no need to be in orbit.

[mixmastamyk]

Unlikely that it launched from Antarctica, meaning velocity.

[justrealist]

Read the OP link... they were all launched from US navy vessels.

[axpy906]

So this information about Highjump was never declassified?

[bitshiftfaced]

The paper says that it was more transparent than later authors would imply:

> There were 11 journalists aboard the Highjump ships. Among them were the distinguished US war correspondent Lee Van Atta (who was not, as claimed by Goodrick- Clarke (2002), Chilean), and the science writer of the New York Times, Walter Sullivan. Between 2 December 1946, and 22 March 1947, the 11 journalists transmitted 2011 messages totalling 478,338 words to Radio Washington, for onward transmission to their employers (US Navy 1947). Some of the people on the expedition wrote books about their experiences (Byrd 1947; Sullivan 1957). Given the tremendous degree of press coverage, it was misleading for Choron (date unknown) to state: ‘little other information was released to the media about the mission, although most journalists were suspicious of its true purpose given the huge amount of military hardware involved.’

[tnel77]

Yeah this would be an awesome game, movie and/or book. Sign me up.

[fmajid]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Station_Zebra

[photochemsyn]

The Nazi base is set in the heart of Lovecraft's Mountains of Madness, with lots of side adventures....

> ""Operation Deep Frost" is a thrilling first-person shooter game set in the desolate, frozen landscape of Antarctica. Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's "Mountains of Madness," the game combines the chilling atmosphere of Lovecraftian horror with intense action-packed gameplay. Players embark on a dangerous mission to infiltrate a secret Nazi base hidden within the ancient, otherworldly mountains and uncover the dark secrets that lie within."

[smoldesu]

Hideo Kojima's new studio could really use an IP like this!

[brookst]

Did I miss some news? What new studio?

[smoldesu]

Well, it's pretty old at this point come to think of it: https://kojimaproductions.jp/

Still though, a story like OP's fills a Metal Gear-shaped hole in my heart. It would be awesome to see Kojima return to military fiction with a new IP focusing on a timespan he hasn't played with yet.

[Rzor]

Just so you know, we might be getting a remake soon! (Either Snake Eater or MGS2).

[throwaway743]

From Kojima or Konami? If Konami, I'll pass. The originals are fine the way they are and don't need to be tainted by them.