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US military force in Greenland

The use of military force by the US to take control of Greenland

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Jan 23, 2026
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Has Greenland ever belonged to United States?

— has never been a U.S. possession or part of the , though has repeatedly sought to control or influence the island through wartime defense arrangements, base rights and several purchase proposals tha...

Jan 17, 2026
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Can the US already set up whatever military presence they want on Greenland through an agreement with Denmark signed long ago?

The short answer: no — the 1951 U.S.–Denmark defense agreement gives Washington sweeping operational rights in Greenland but does not lawlessly permit the United States to “set up whatever military pr...

Jan 26, 2026
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Is trump implicated in Greenland wire fraud

No credible reporting in the provided sources links to a specific crime labeled “ wire fraud”; contemporary coverage documents his public campaign to secure access or influence over Greenland and alle...

Jan 17, 2026

Is it truly possible that president Trump will succeed in taking over Greenland given the dire fallout from NATO and European nations

The prospect of a successful U.S. seizure or outright annexation of Greenland under President Trump is legally and politically implausible but not impossible as a short-term coercive gambit: the admin...

Jan 15, 2026

75% of Americans oppose US attempting to take control of Greenland

The shorthand claim that “75% of Americans oppose the U.S. attempting to take control of Greenland” is broadly true when the question explicitly concerns using military force — multiple polls show rou...

Jan 26, 2026

Is Greenland indispensable to U.S. defense — or just another expensive redundancy?

is strategically valuable to defense because of its location astride the Greenland–– (GIUK) Gap, existing U.S. installations that support missile warning and space surveillance, and growing from and ,...