According to the New York Times, the Pentagon is in talks with Denmark to obtain access to three additional sites on the semi-autonomous island that Donald Trump has threatened to annex.
Despite the conflict in Iran, the United States’ interest in the Arctic remains strong. According to the New York Times, Washington is negotiating with Denmark for access to three additional bases in Greenland – two of which were previously abandoned by the Americans.
“I am working with our ministry and others to try to develop more ports and airfields, which will provide more options for our secretary and president, if we need them in the Arctic,” announced General Gregory Guillot, a senior Pentagon official, as quoted by the American newspaper. If this access materializes, it would mark the first American expansion in the region in decades.
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Under an agreement from 1951, American and Danish officials have reportedly been exchanging valuable information. Copenhagen has not yet responded to these revelations. Pentagon officials have not specified the number of soldiers who would be deployed on the island.
Military planners are reportedly targeting the towns of Narsarsuaq and Kangerlussuaq, both of which previously housed American bases during World War II and the Cold War before being handed back to Danish and Greenlandic authorities.
During a Congressional hearing, General Guillot referred to the 1951 defense agreement between Denmark and the US, which allows American military access to the entire Greenland territory for various operations.
The discreet talks between Danish and American officials concerning US presence on the Arctic island come as the White House’s foreign interests were primarily focused on Iran in recent weeks. They are part of America’s ambition to annex Greenland, a goal repeatedly expressed by President Trump since 2019.
After a military operation in Venezuela on January 3, 2026, Trump reiterated his threats against Denmark, an NATO member, to reclaim Greenland. Trump emphasized the strategic importance of Greenland for national security and questioned Denmark’s ability to manage it.
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