The Americans have the Pituffik Space Base (pronounced Bee-doo-FEEK) in northwestern Greenland. Its 150 personnel run missile defense and space surveillance. Its location at the top of the globe, not far from the North Pole, allows its radar to detect missiles in their earliest moments of flight.

WASHINGTON — President Trump said the United States will gain sovereignty over land in Greenland where American bases are located, taking ownership of those areas. “Yeah,” he told The Post in an exclusive Oval Office interview on Friday.

Greenland's strategic location makes it a focal point if there were to be a nuclear conflict involving Russia, China and the United States. U.S.

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) - When officials from the United States, Denmark and Greenland met last month in the Arctic island's capital, the session was reassuringly normal, with no discussion of a U.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has successfully navigated President Trump's threats to acquire Greenland. Her firm stance and strategic alliances, including involving European allies, appear to have deterred Trump from using force.

A U.S. source said it would give the U.S. "total access" to parts of Greenland.

"All the United States is asking for is a place called Greenland, where we already had it as a trustee, but respectfully returned it back to Denmark not long ago," Trump said.

The United States has once again turned its attention to Greenland, this time not through official statements but through a viral meme.