By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen, Louise Rasmussen and Stine Jacobsen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -U.S. President-elect Donald Trump says he wants to make Greenland a part of the United States and does not rule out using military or economic power to get Denmark to hand it over.
WHY DOES TRUMP WANT GREENLAND?
Greater control over Greenland could be useful to the United States for its strategic location and its resources. It lies along the shortest route from Europe to North America, vital for the U.S. ballistic missile warning system.
The United States has expressed interest in expanding its military presence, including placing radars there to monitor the waters between the island, Iceland and Britain, which are a gateway for Russian navy vessels and nuclear submarines.
The island, whose capital Nuuk is closer to New York than the Danish capital Copenhagen, boasts mineral, oil and wealth, but development has been slow.
A 2023 survey showed…
