US - Greenland Pact Completes America's Arctic Defence Line
Greenland sits beneath the polar missile route from Russia and flanks the GIUK gap. The new pact extends American surveillance and missile warning to both.
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US, Denmark and Greenland Sign Arctic Defence Pact
Trump says it gives the US permanent control; the text amends the 1951 agreement, bars non-NATO bases and reaffirms Danish sovereignty.
China Launches Arctic Shipping on Northern Sea Route
Scheduled Arctic sailings begin as icebreaker fleets expand, infrastructure plans advance and multi-state strategic competition grows.