US expands Arctic military footprint in Greenland with new deal set to sign at UN General Assembly
Denmark, Greenland, and the United States are expected to sign their new agreement at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City at 10:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday.
The United States plans to sign a new agreement in New York on Tuesday with Denmark and Greenland that will expand the US military presence in the Arctic. The deal will allow the US to reopen a former Cold War-era base in southern Greenland and establish a military presence at an east coast base currently used by the Danish dog sled patrol.
The agreement is expected to put Arctic security under the watch of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) rather than solely the US and Denmark. The US already has one military base in Greenland, and under the new deal, it may expand its military presence to two additional sites: Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig. Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said the agreement would largely be in the hands of NATO, with security responsibilities divided between Denmark, Greenland, and NATO.
The deal aims to strengthen NATO's cohesion and reassure Denmark and Greenland about their security interests.
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