Trump Vows 2029 Greenland Control: Space Base and Rare Earths at Center of Arctic Push
President Trump's 2029 deadline for bringing Greenland under U.S. control spotlights the island's pivotal role in space surveillance and missile warning from Pituffik Space Base, while its vast rare earth reserves could secure critical supply chains for space and defense technologies. Greenland and Denmark are pushing back forcefully, setting up a potentially destabilizing confrontation in the Arctic.
Source: Steve Mollman (US) · Sagar Kar (in)