Denmark weighed destroying Greenland runways to deter a US seizure
Denmark reportedly prepared to blow up Greenland airstrips in Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq to deny access to potential US forces in a worst-case scenario, as European allies rushed troops and resources (including armed F-35s and blood supplies) to the Arctic; the episode followed heightened US pressure to seize Greenland and a political turning point after a US operation in Venezuela, with PM Mette Frederiksen later saying Europe is Denmark’s closer ally and calling a snap election for March 24.
