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President Donald Trump said anything less than U.S. control of Greenland would be "unacceptable" in a warning to NATO allies about Arctic security ahead of a White House meeting with Denmark on Wednesday to discuss the strategically-important island, a semiautonomous Danish territory.
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"The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building. NATO should be leading the way for us to get it," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
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"IF WE DON’T, RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL, AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN! Militarily, without the vast power of the United States, much of which I built during my first term, and am now bringing to a new and even higher level, NATO would not be an effective force or deterrent - Not even close! They know that, and so do I.
"NATO becomes far more formidable and effective with Greenland in the hands of the UNITED STATES. Anything less than that is unacceptable."
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Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are set to meet Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Greenlandic Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt in Washington, D.C., amid escalating tensions over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland. Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. will take the island “one way or the other,” citing strategic security and rare earth minerals, while refusing to rule out military force. Denmark and Greenland have reaffirmed the territory is “not for sale,” warning that any takeover would threaten NATO’s future.
Trump’s “Golden Dome” is a proposed missile defense system designed to shield the U.S. from advanced threats like ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles. Announced in May 2025, the plan calls for a multilayered “system of systems” combining ground-based interceptors, radar arrays, and space-based sensors and weapons. Inspired by Israel’s Iron Dome and Reagan’s “Star Wars” concept, Trump envisions the Golden Dome as operational before his term ends in 2029, with an estimated cost of $175 billion—though long-term projections exceed $800 billion. Supporters tout its deterrent value, while critics warn of militarizing space and sparking an arms race.
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