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Interesting that there is very little shipping traffic around Greenland, considering that is supposed to be so strategic.
by hermitcrab 10mo ago
Interesting that there is very little shipping traffic around Greenland, considering that is supposed to be so strategic.
- aebtebeten 10mo agowith apologies to https://xkcd.com/149/ https://xkcd.com/149/ : "national security make me a sandwich"
- Alupis 10mo agoIt's strategic from a military perspective, not economic perspective. Very little of anything actually goes on in Greenland. It has a population of less than 57,000 and a GDP of less than $5B. The US maintains significant military presence, including airbases, missile launch and intercept capabilities, and ensures the US controls the North Atlantic, instead of Russia.