What to know about Greenland’s role in nuclear defence, Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’

Key Highlights

• “Because of The Golden Dome, and Modern Day Weapons Systems, both Offensive and Defensive, the need to ACQUIRE is especially important,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Saturday.
• That ushered in another roller-coaster week involving the semiautonomous Danish territory, where Trump again pushed for US ownership before seemingly backing off, announcing Wednesday the “framework of a future deal” on Arctic security that’s unlikely to be the final word.
• Here’s a closer look at Greenland’s position at a crossroads for nuclear defence.
• ICBM flight paths Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles or ICBMs that nuclear adversaries would fire at each other – if it ever came to that – tend to take the shortest direct route, on a ballistic trajectory into space and down again, from their silos or launchers to targets.
• The shortest flight paths from China or Russia to the United States – and the other way – would take many of them over the Arctic region.