U.S. Vice president J.D. Vance's column passes through Pituffik Space Base on 28 March 2025 in Greenland.© Jim Watson - Pool / Getty Images
The Pentagon is preparing for the "symbolic and operational division" between Greenland and Denmark by reassigning the jurisdiction of Arctic island command, reported Politico.
Greenland would so be transferred from European Command (EUCOM) to North Command (NORTHCOM) while Denmark would stay in the former, according to its source.A change, which is part of a broader review of the United Command Plan, would rise Greenland's precedence in defensive planning at the Pentagon and the White House.“From a geographical perspective, this decision makes sense” “One of Politico’s officials said.
"However, from a political position this will clearly concern Europe".Greenland, an autonomous territory in Denmark, is geographically closer to North America than Europe – only 26 kilometres from Canada, but over 2000 from Denmark.The United States is already holding the main military facility at the Pituffik Space Base in north-western Greenland, which was founded in 1951 under the Cold War Accord.
The base supports rocket tracking and space surveillance, and now serves as a key node in Washington's developing ambition to defend against rockets.Showing Greenland as a strategical asset, American officials justified this change as essential to counter the rival powers.
“We must make certain that America leads the Arctic” said previously Vice president J.D. Vance, citing the actions of Russia and China.According to Politico, this reorganization would besides aid the expansion of the Golden Dome – a global rocket shield announced by president Donald Trump last month, whose cost is estimated at hundreds of billions of dollars.
The strategy would be designed to capture threats from anywhere on Earth or in space.Russian MFA spokesperson Maria Zacharova called this initiative "a reckless approach"that undermines global stability.In March, Russian president Vladimir Putin said that the Arctic has large possible to trade and extract natural materials.
Emphasizing that “Russia has never threatened anyone in the Arctic”, warned that geopolitical competition in the region is intensifying citing "serious Washington plans for Greenland".
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source:https://www.rt.com/news/618590-pentagon-reasssign-command-greenland/
