Greenland needs to be "in the hands" of the United States, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, hours before high-stakes talks in Washington. "The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security,

While few details of the exact work at Pituffik have been made public, the improvements come during a time of intense focus on Greenland.

Nearly 9 in 10 voters oppose taking Greenland by military force. A set of recent polls have highlighted American voters' opposition to taking over Greenland -- and even greater opposition to taking it over by military force.

Several NATO countries are deploying small numbers of military personnel to Greenland to participate in joint exercises with Denmark as US President Donald Trump ramps up his threats to forcibly annex the Arctic island.

President Trump’s Greenland gambit lays bare a stark reality of today’s geopolitics: in an era of fierce great-power rivalry, where national self-interest comes first, even the territory of close alli

The estimate is part of planning around Trump’s efforts to bring Greenland into the U.S. fold, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio tasked with crafting a proposal to purchase the semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Tensions over Greenland resurfaced in mid-January 2026 after the White House shared a social media graphic that framed the Arctic island's future as a choice between closer alignment with the United States or exposure to Russian and Chinese influence.

President Donald Trump told a reporter that he didn't know who Greenland's premier is after a reporter told him Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen had expressed the territory's desire to stay with Denmark amid the United States' increased efforts to annex Greenland.