US-Beamter: Übernahme von Grönland „einzige Lösung“
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According to a senior official, from the US perspective, a takeover of Greenland by the United States is currently the only way to address the long-term security risks surrounding the island, which is part of the Kingdom of Denmark.

“We continue to believe that this is the best way to meet NATO’s defence requirements with regard to Greenland,” he told journalists yesterday ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara.

At the same time, he said that other options were also being examined. He did not specify what these might entail. The senior government official pointed out that there was “intense naval activity” in the region around Greenland and that US President Donald Trump was seeking a “permanent” solution.

“So far, we see the acquisition of Greenland by the United States as the only solution,” the official added.

  • Rugnjr@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    The biggest strategic reason for the US is missile defence. It lays pretty much exactly between Russia and the US when taking the shortest path (over the north pole)

    America has existing agreements with the danish government to put bases there for detection and interception etc.

    However there is one line the Danish government has: no storing of nuclear weapons in Greenland. America was already found to have broken this agreement and had to remove them some time ago. I imagine this is the part they care about

    People also write about mineral rights and stuff but imo that’s secondary, there really isn’t that much worth mining these days, especially not given the cost of inland expeditions in Greenland