Danish Military Importing Blood Bags And Explosives To Greenland Amid Lingering Fears Of U.s. Invasion

Denmark prepared for a imaginable onslaught from nan U.S. successful January by flying troops, explosives and bags of humor into Greenland, according to a caller report.

Danish soldiers were deployed to Greenland pinch nan volition of foiling immoderate effort by U.S. subject craft to onshore soldiers connected nan land if Donald Trump tried to return nan isolated land by force.

The explosives would person been utilized to destruct runways successful Nuuk and Kangerlussuaq, preventing nan U.S. craft from landing connected nan island, Danish broadcaster DR reported aft speaking to apical officials successful nan Danish authorities and nan intelligence services of Denmark, France and Germany.

When Trump was issuing thinly cloaked threats that he would prehend Greenland, residents and Danish officials were reportedly facing an “unprecedented twelvemonth pinch sleepless nights,” according to nan report, citing nan sources.

Trump had been fixated connected Greenland – asserting that its position betwixt Russia, Europe and North America makes it a cardinal location from a nationalist information standpoint.

Additionally, Greenland’s Arctic location makes it a lucrative spot to power shipping, particularly arsenic nan polar crystal caps melt. The land is rich | successful earthy minerals and resources that nan U.S. does not person readily available.

A French charismatic told DR that nan governmental activity and nan defence and information servants of nan state successful Denmark had decided to “play nan game.” While it wanted to debar an escalation pinch nan U.S., it was not prepared to front to U.S. subject superiority, nan sources said.

“We would do almost everything Denmark had asked for,” nan French charismatic said. “Would you for illustration much soldiers? You could person them. Would you for illustration much naval support? You could person that. Would you for illustration much aerial support? You could person that too.”

The sources said nan Trump administration’s onslaught connected Venezuela and nan apprehension of its President Nicolas Maduro was nan infinitesimal it became clear to Greenland and Denmark that they had to beryllium prepared for immoderate eventuality.

“When Trump keeps saying he wants to return complete Greenland, and past what happened successful Venezuela happened, we had to return each scenarios seriously,” nan root said. They said nan “official US is not functioning arsenic usual”, adding: “Trump doesn't person nan aforesaid level of group astir him arsenic earlier who would talk him retired of it. It's ace dangerous.”