U.S. Expected to Add Two Military Sites in Greenland Under New Pact

The United States, Denmark and Greenland are expected to sign a security agreement on September 22 at the U.N. General Assembly in New York, ceremony at 10:30 a.m. EDT. It would open U.S. sites at Narsarsuaq, the former Bluie West One closed in the 1950s, and Mestersvig, used by Denmark’s Sirius Dog Sled Patrol, plus existing Pituffik Space Base with about 200 U.S. troops. Trump said the deal gives the U.S. “the complete ability to do what is necessary in Greenland” to provide security. What's contested: A White House official told Reuters it would strengthen U.S. and Greenland security. Mette Frederiksen said it would “strengthen security in the Arctic and North Atlantic” while recognizing “the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the Greenlandic people’s right to self-determination.” Denmark calls it NATO oversight rather than a bilateral matter. Jens-Frederik Nielsen said it strengthens security for Greenland, Denmark, the United States and allies. No left-rated coverage is in the record; six outlets rated right covered it. The text is unreleased and final terms unsettled per sources. U.S. engineers assessed Narsarsuaq. Cold War peak was 17 facilities and over 10,000 troops.