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It was a significant strike, with the explosive force of 2.1 kilotons, according to NASA\u2019s jet propulsion laboratory. But it did not hit or damage <a href=\"http:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/01\/23\/50-years-ago-a-b-52-crashed-in-greenland-with-4-nuclear-bombs-on-board\/\">Thule.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThule is fine,\u201d read the subject line of one media query response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The story was first reported by Australian media, then re-upped by Fox, which provided the rocket fuel for a frenzy of reporter calls to surprised base and NASA spokesmen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force did call its space command, a defense official said on the condition of anonymity, since of course, that action would confirm that the U.S. Air Force already has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2018\/07\/30\/space-force-space-corps-space-guard-space-command-whatever-form-it-might-take-do-we-really-need-it\/\">space command<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNo, we don\u2019t have any reports of damage, why are we getting calls on this now?\u201d said another official, Steve Brady, a spokesman at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado, which handles Thule\u2019s media queries, even though Thule is located in Greenland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peterson.af.mil\/Units\/821st-Air-Base-Group\/\">Thule <\/a>is home to a host of defense and NASA research assets; DoD\u2019s sensors serve as an early warning system for potential incoming missiles. 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