I got from the below Google Translate .... Not sure its all the article ...
The Royal Danish Navy's Thetis-class warship HDMS Vaedderen sails along sea ice off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, on April 2, 2025. Photo: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION has threatened that if it cannot buy Greenland, it will seize it by military force. Senior adviser Stephen Miller even stated that "no one will fight the United States militarily over Greenland's future." However, in the event of a military attack, Danish forces are obligated to shoot first and ask questions later.
"Danish military units have a duty to defend Danish territory if it is exposed to armed attack, including by taking immediate defensive measures if necessary," Tobias Roed Jensen, spokesperson for the Danish Defence Command, told The Intercept, citing a 1952 royal decree that applies to the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland.
Jensen said the decree ensures that "Danish forces can act to defend the Kingdom of Denmark in situations where Danish territory or Danish military units are attacked, even if the circumstances make it impossible to await further political or military instructions."
The fact that Denmark's small army claims to be ready to defend Greenland has not deterred US imperial ambitions.
"One way or another, we'll get Greenland," President Donald Trump said Sunday. On Monday, Florida Republican Congressman Randy Fine introduced a bill authorizing Trump "to take all necessary steps to annex or acquire Greenland as a territory of the United States."
That same day, a bipartisan coalition in the House, led by Democratic Representative Bill Keating of Massachusetts and Republican Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, introduced the No Funds for NATO Invasion Act. This bill would prohibit federal funds from being used for the invasion of a NATO member state or territory, and would prohibit any US official or employee from taking action to carry out an invasion of a NATO member state or territory.
Three sources on Capitol Hill told The Intercept that Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.—the ranking Democrat on the Defense Budget Subcommittee—has opposed adding similar provisions to the defense budget bill to avoid disrupting negotiations with Republicans.
“Frankly, it’s a huge, unnecessary mistake,” a congressional aide told The Intercept. “By refusing to commit to the NATO language, Coons is giving Republicans exactly what they want without getting anything in return, and he’s doing it at the expense of our most crucial alliances.”
Coons is also leading a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers on a trip to Copenhagen this week to meet with Danish and Greenlandic government officials. His office did not respond to requests for comment before publication.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet with Vice President J.D. Vance and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told reporters.
THE UNITED STATES already has a military foothold in Greenland, the world's largest non-continental island. The US has long maintained a military garrison there, Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base. The War Department's northernmost installation is critical to US missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance missions, including advanced radars and satellite command and control from Pituffik Tracking Station. Last week, defense contractor InDyne Inc. was awarded a little-noticed multibillion-dollar contract for missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance mission services at six locations, including Pituffik.
On Sunday, Trump repeated his unsubstantiated claims that there are “Russian destroyers and submarines and Chinese destroyers and submarines everywhere” in Greenland and that “Russia or China” will take over if the US doesn’t.
Imbalanced is an understatement for the disparity between the armed forces of the United States and Denmark. The former has approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops. The latter only 13,100. “Their defense consists of two dog sleds,” Trump said of Greenland.
The Danish Defense Command acknowledged that the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol is part of the armed forces. This patrol, stationed in Daneborg in East Greenland, consists of about a dozen soldiers, in addition to the dogs, and maintains
DivingForGold•2w ago
Translation: The Danish armed forces have the mandate to fire back IF the US forces attack.
Can't imagine such a scenario, but based on Venezuela, the US would not likely go in to Any encounter without over whelming force, and the small number of EU military forces would be vaporized. Putin would be doing backflips.
asdefghyk•2w ago
Seems to be Dutch.
I got from the below Google Translate .... Not sure its all the article ...
The Royal Danish Navy's Thetis-class warship HDMS Vaedderen sails along sea ice off the coast of Nuuk, Greenland, on April 2, 2025. Photo: Juliette Pavy/Bloomberg via Getty Images
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION has threatened that if it cannot buy Greenland, it will seize it by military force. Senior adviser Stephen Miller even stated that "no one will fight the United States militarily over Greenland's future." However, in the event of a military attack, Danish forces are obligated to shoot first and ask questions later.
"Danish military units have a duty to defend Danish territory if it is exposed to armed attack, including by taking immediate defensive measures if necessary," Tobias Roed Jensen, spokesperson for the Danish Defence Command, told The Intercept, citing a 1952 royal decree that applies to the entire Kingdom of Denmark, including Greenland.
Jensen said the decree ensures that "Danish forces can act to defend the Kingdom of Denmark in situations where Danish territory or Danish military units are attacked, even if the circumstances make it impossible to await further political or military instructions."
The fact that Denmark's small army claims to be ready to defend Greenland has not deterred US imperial ambitions.
"One way or another, we'll get Greenland," President Donald Trump said Sunday. On Monday, Florida Republican Congressman Randy Fine introduced a bill authorizing Trump "to take all necessary steps to annex or acquire Greenland as a territory of the United States."
That same day, a bipartisan coalition in the House, led by Democratic Representative Bill Keating of Massachusetts and Republican Representative Don Bacon of Nebraska, introduced the No Funds for NATO Invasion Act. This bill would prohibit federal funds from being used for the invasion of a NATO member state or territory, and would prohibit any US official or employee from taking action to carry out an invasion of a NATO member state or territory.
Three sources on Capitol Hill told The Intercept that Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del.—the ranking Democrat on the Defense Budget Subcommittee—has opposed adding similar provisions to the defense budget bill to avoid disrupting negotiations with Republicans.
“Frankly, it’s a huge, unnecessary mistake,” a congressional aide told The Intercept. “By refusing to commit to the NATO language, Coons is giving Republicans exactly what they want without getting anything in return, and he’s doing it at the expense of our most crucial alliances.”
Coons is also leading a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers on a trip to Copenhagen this week to meet with Danish and Greenlandic government officials. His office did not respond to requests for comment before publication.
Meanwhile, the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland will meet with Vice President J.D. Vance and Foreign Minister Marco Rubio at the White House on Wednesday, Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen told reporters.
THE UNITED STATES already has a military foothold in Greenland, the world's largest non-continental island. The US has long maintained a military garrison there, Pituffik Space Base, formerly known as Thule Air Base. The War Department's northernmost installation is critical to US missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance missions, including advanced radars and satellite command and control from Pituffik Tracking Station. Last week, defense contractor InDyne Inc. was awarded a little-noticed multibillion-dollar contract for missile warning, missile defense, and space surveillance mission services at six locations, including Pituffik.
On Sunday, Trump repeated his unsubstantiated claims that there are “Russian destroyers and submarines and Chinese destroyers and submarines everywhere” in Greenland and that “Russia or China” will take over if the US doesn’t.
Imbalanced is an understatement for the disparity between the armed forces of the United States and Denmark. The former has approximately 1.3 million active-duty troops. The latter only 13,100. “Their defense consists of two dog sleds,” Trump said of Greenland.
The Danish Defense Command acknowledged that the Sirius Dog Sled Patrol is part of the armed forces. This patrol, stationed in Daneborg in East Greenland, consists of about a dozen soldiers, in addition to the dogs, and maintains