US EditionBBC: How could Donald Trump 'take' Greenland?
The Trump administration considered purchase, political influence, or military action to secure Greenland for national security and resource access, with 100 US troops stationed at Pituffik.
- In the past year the White House weighed purchase and military options for Greenland, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying all options were on the table and preferring a purchase while Nuuk, Greenland, and Copenhagen, Denmark, rejected any sale.
- President Donald Trump has emphasized Greenland's strategic value, citing Arctic security and resource interests, while President Harry Truman once proposed buying Greenland for $100,000,000 and the US has defence-access deals with Palau, Micronesia and the Marshall Islands.
- Planning documents point to Arctic-capable units like the 11th Airborne Division supported by Air Force and naval assets for operations, while Pituffik facility with more than 100 military personnel and Greenland population could enable rapid logistics.
- Legal and congressional barriers complicate any attempt to take Greenland, as Mick Mulroy said, `That would clearly be against all international law` and Congress must appropriate funds plus secure two-thirds of the U.S. Senate for treaties, with military moves possibly blocked under the War Powers Act.
- Any legal transfer would demand Greenlandic participation and EU sign-off, while observers say US intelligence agencies' influence campaign and incentives are more plausible than force.
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