This agreement is very generous, it's very open,” one foreign policy expert said. “The U.S. would be able to achieve almost any security goal that you can imagine under that agreement.”

There is a historical basis for ramping up the U.S. military presence in Greenland: during the Cold War, the U.S. had thousands of troops there.

Security is not the only attraction for Trump and his advisers. Beneath Greenland’s ice lie vast reserves of critical minerals.

Given Greenland's strategic importance, US President Donald Trump has set eyes on the country, while Denmark has taken the onus to defend Greenland, calling the latter its territory.

President Trump’s interest in acquiring Greenland fits into a long, little-known pattern in U.S. history, since American leaders have long seen Greenland as a strategic asset.

Danish troops must open fire — even without direct orders — if invaders try to capture Greenland by force, Denmark’s Defense Ministry said as the US weighs military action to annex the land.

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Denmark's defence ministry has confirmed that soldiers would be required to shoot first and ask questions later if

The price tag starts at least $3.3 billion, per the World Bank, but rare-earth mineral valuations could bring it up into the trillions of dollars.

There's a long and contentious history of US interest in the Arctic island, but it seems to have entered a new phase under Donald Trump