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US and NATO Arctic Posture

The strategic importance of Greenland to the US and NATO's Arctic posture, including deterrence against Russia and China.

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Jan 28, 2026

How did Cold War strategic priorities (e.g., early‑warning systems and base networks) influence U.S. policy toward Greenland after 1945?

priorities—early warning against attack, control of transatlantic air and sea lanes, and the siting of bases and sensors—shaped policy toward from 1945 onward, producing a pattern of bargaining with ,...

Jan 26, 2026

Greenland developed for military bases is absolutely necessary for the US as a major deterrent to russia and china

is strategically important to U.S. and posture—home to the and placed astride emerging Arctic sea lanes and resources—but the available reporting shows that is a strong enhancer of deterrence, not an ...