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U.S. troops have long been based in Greenland, a self-autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark that is strategically located between North America and Europe, starting in World War II, when weather stations on the island provided vital intelligence to the Allies.
It wasn’t long after Germany was defeated in 1945 that Greenland became a front on the new Cold War. After Denmark rejected a U.S. offer (Present Truman) in 1946 to buy Greenland for $100 million, both countries struck an agreement in 1951 that granted the U.S. military access to the Island.
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A radar dome belonging to the 23rd Space Operations Squadron Detachment 1 at Pituffik Space Base, (formerly Thule) Greenland,
April 4, 2023. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo.
It wasn’t long after Germany was defeated in 1945 that Greenland became a front on the new Cold War. After Denmark rejected a U.S. offer (Present Truman) in 1946 to buy Greenland for $100 million, both countries struck an agreement in 1951 that granted the U.S. military access to the Island.
A brief history of the US military's presence in Greenland
A Space Force base in Greenland allows the U.S. military to track Russian land- and submarine-based ballistic missiles.
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A radar dome belonging to the 23rd Space Operations Squadron Detachment 1 at Pituffik Space Base, (formerly Thule) Greenland,
April 4, 2023. Space Force photo by Senior Airman Kaitlin Castillo.