Military experts explain why the United States needs Greenland
Russian State News Agency, Moscow, February 3 - Russian military expert Alexei Leontiev told RIA Novosti that the United States can deploy a ballistic missile flight early warning system on Greenland and establish submarine detection facilities.
Leontiev said: "The Trump administration's 'Iron Dome' missile defense system covers Greenland, but this does not mean that anti-ballistic missile launch devices will be deployed on Greenland. Of course, if infrastructure is developed, this is entirely possible. However, deploying an early warning system to detect ballistic missiles flying over Greenland is entirely feasible, because the eastern wing of the US missile defense system has been relatively weak until now."
He pointed out that previously, the United States viewed Europe as the eastern wing of its missile defense system.
Greenland is part of Denmark. However, US President Trump has repeatedly stated that Greenland should become part of the United States. Denmark and Greenland have warned the US not to occupy the island and hope the US respects its territorial integrity. At the end of January, Trump told the Fox Business Channel that according to an agreement involving Greenland, the US would be able to deploy any number of bases and equipment on the island.
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