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VP Vance visits Pituffik Space Base in Greenland today.
That’s why I’m writing this thread – to unpack Trump & Vances strange claim that the U.S. should buy or take Greenland for “world security.”
Please share this in the U.S. – facts matter 🙏
#Greenland #USPolitics #ArcticSecurity #Denmark
VP Vance visits Pituffik Space Base in Greenland today.
That’s why I’m writing this thread – to unpack Trump & Vances strange claim that the U.S. should buy or take Greenland for “world security.”
Please share this in the U.S. – facts matter 🙏
#Greenland #USPolitics #ArcticSecurity #Denmark
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After years covering Arctic security, here’s my take:
Trump’s idea that U.S. security requires owning Greenland makes no sense.
Let’s walk through why 🧵
#Defense #ForeignPolicy #NATO
Since WWII, the U.S. has had full access to Greenland.
It can open bases, land planes, dig trenches on the ice sheet – no rent, no permission needed.
Just call ahead đź“ž
#StrategicAccess #Greenland #USMilitary
In fact, it’s the U.S. that has scaled back its Arctic presence for decades.
USS Harry S. Truman recently had to dust off Cold War manuals before Arctic ops.
Multiple U.S. bases in Greenland have closed.
#ArcticOps #ColdWar #MilitaryStrategy
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/derfor-tager-kaptajnen-paa-hangarskibet-harry-s-truman-50-baseballbats-med-til
Denmark’s Arctic posture isn’t flawless either.
Our main patrol ships are so worn down they often can’t sail. Parliament has just approved new ones.
#dkforsvar
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/forsvaret-skal-sejle-videre-i-nedslidte-skibe-i-verdens-farligste-farvand-det-holder
Some ships even sailed over a decade without working weapons – no fire-control system installed.
That’s only just been fixed 🔫
#NavalReadiness
https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/kanonen-paa-forsvarets-nyeste-arktiske-krigsskibe-har-ikke-kunnet-skyde-i-15-aar-0