Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will.

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.

President Donald Trump and his administration continue to openly discuss taking over Greenland including potential military action to acquire the territory. The post Greenland is strategic, but taking it by force could be costly for US security appeared first on Straight Arrow News.

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