Written by u/Kaptajnknus on Reddit
Pituffik Space Base has facilities for around 7000 employees, and previously the workforce consisted of 4000 civilian employees and 6000 soldiers; today there are only 150 left.
The Americans were active in 50 places in Greenland and operated, among other things, nine airports, six radar stations, a naval base and 21 weather stations.
So when American politicians talk about Denmark failing in its responsibility in relation to Greenland's security, it is part of the story that the United States has also cut back heavily on its military presence over the years.
So security in Greenland is obviously not what plays such a big role.
America is still allowed to raise its manpower if they are so worried.
They just have to remember to take their radioactive waste home with them, this time.
Having said that, Denmark has taken on the responsibility of increasing radar surveillance in Greenland in 2021, but in the meantime war has broken out in Europe, and Denmark is the 7th largest contributor to Ukraine with 0.5% of GDP, the US is number 14 with 0.4% of GDP. Despite this, Denmark has not demanded anything back from Ukraine, why would they save their resources from one dictator just to hand them over to another dictator.