Der var tale om atomvåben til forsvar af basen mod angreb fra Sovjetunionen.
I en note oplyser amerikanerne, at de første få atomvåben blev placeret på Thule Air Base i februar 1958, og i december 1959 blev der placeret 48 atomvåben til luftforsvar. De blev stående til 1965, hvor de blev returneret til USA.
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