Report: Denmark Deployed Troops With Runway Explosives to Greenland Amid US Tensions
Denmark and European allies deployed troops and explosives to Greenland in January to deter a potential US invasion, with blood supplies flown in for possible combat casualties.
- January 13 saw Denmark deploy troops to Greenland under a military operations order dated January 13, flying explosives and blood supplies for runway demolition and casualty care.
- After a U.S. operation in Venezuela earlier this month, European allies said threat assessments shifted and Danish contingency planning accelerated amid President Donald Trump’s repeated signals about Greenland.
- Explosives were earmarked for specific airstrips in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, while France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands joined Danish troops under Operation Arctic Endurance, a real deployment.
- U.S. Ambassador to Denmark Kenneth Howery said, 'In Davos, he stated clearly that the United States will not use military force against Greenland,' affirming continued diplomatic cooperation.
- Greenland’s strategic value, with roughly 56,000 residents, drove allied urgency as Air Force Gen. Gregory Guillot testified that the U.S. seeks expanded access and capabilities there.
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A plan in the event of an attack by the United States, which provided for the sabotage of Greenland's runways to prevent US planes from landing. To reveal this is an investigation by Danish public TV Dr based on 12 high-level government and military sources, which talks about the secret plans prepared by Denmark to face a possible invasion by Washington. According to the report, the Danish troops had been deployed in January with explosives and …
Copenhagen was ready to take action in the face of Trump's threats to militarily occupy the island. Danish and European sources note it
Danish soldiers brought explosives and blood to Greenland. An armed struggle there would have been the final end of the NATO alliance.
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