Snow swept across the isolated runway of Pituffik Space Base in northwest Greenland as NORAD aircraft landed amid rapidly building geopolitical tension. Officially, the deployment is part of routine operations,

A long-forgotten military rule from the early Cold War era has suddenly become front-page news in Europe. Denmark’s defence authorities have confirmed that a rule written in 1952 is still active and still valid today.

Denmark dispatched more than 100 combat soldiers to Greenland on Monday as President Trump intensified efforts to acquire the autonomous Danish territory. The Danish Armed Forces described the troop deployment as “a substantial contribution” for the defense of Greenland and signaled that it’s unrelated to Trump’s desire for the Arctic island,

Under gray Arctic skies, Denmark has quietly expanded its military footprint in Greenland, moving additional forces into the vast territory

Trump’s envisioned multilayered “Golden Dome” could include space-based sensors to detect missiles. They could reduce the U.S. need for its Greenland-based radar station, said Marcuz, a former nuclear defense worker for France’s Defense Ministry, now with the Foundation for Strategic Research think tank in Paris.

President Trump’s recent threats to take over Greenland have renewed interest in the international agreement brokered more than 50 years ago that provides the U.S. with military access to the island.

Germany has withdrawn a small military reconnaissance team from Greenland as President Trump escalates pressure on Denmark over Arctic security.

Denmark’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that a “fundamental disagreement” with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of Greenland remained unresolved after high-level talks in Washington, even as Denmark and NATO allies moved to increase their military presence in the Arctic territory amid rising tensions.

"As part of the increased presence in the Arctic and the North Atlantic, the Danish Armed Forces are deploying capacities and units in connection with exercise activities from today" said the Danish Ministry of Defense in a statement.

In the months since Trump began to call again for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, its history and relationships with Denmark and the U.S. have become the subject of heated discussion.