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US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice

  • Written by Paul Bierman, Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Vermont
US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the iceRusting fuel drums and vehicles remain at an abandoned U.S. World War II base in Greenland. Posnov/Moment via Getty Images

President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or not” is just the latest chapter in a co-dependent and often complicated relationship between America and the...

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