After US President Donald J. Trump unleashed heavy pressure on Denmark for the control of the semi-autonomous territory of Greenland, its authorities were reported to be in ‘full crisis mode,’ and a flurry of activity followed.
The Nordic country said yesterday (27) that it would spend around $2.05 billion in beefing-up the military presence in the Arctic.
Reuters reported:
“This month, Trump said Greenland is vital to U.S. security and Denmark must give up control of the strategically important Arctic island.
Following more than a decade of drastic cuts in defense spending, last year Denmark allocated 190 billion Danish crowns ($26 billion) for its military over a 10-year span, part of which has now been allocated to the Arctic.”
Denmark has very limited military capabilities on the vast Artic island, which has reportedly been viewed as a ‘security black hole’.
“At present, Denmark’s capacities include four ageing inspection vessels, a Challenger surveillance plane and 12 dog sled patrols, all tasked with monitoring an area four times the size of France.
The deal includes funding three new Arctic navy vessels doubling the number of planned long-range surveillance drones to four, as well as satellite surveillance, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said at a press conference.” […]
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