RE: Plan to bring Greenland under US control12 Apr 2025 11:30
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The US has long maintained a security interest in Greenland as a strategically important territory. It has had a military presence on the island since occupying it following the occupation of Denmark by Nazi Germany during World War Two.
"If Russia were to send missiles towards the US, the shortest route for nuclear weapons would be via the North Pole and Greenland," Marc Jacobsen, an associate professor at the Royal Danish Defence College, previously told the BBC.
"That's why the Pituffik Space Base is immensely important in defending the US."
Greenland, the world's largest island, has been under Danish control for around 300 years.
Polls show that the vast majority of Greenlanders want to gain independence from Denmark - but do not wish to become part of the US.
Greenland has had the right to call an independence referendum since 2009, though in recent years some political parties have begun pushing harder for one to take place.
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