Denmark secretly prepared to blow up Greenland’s runways to stop US aircraft: report
Danish broadcaster DR, citing 12 high-level sources, says troops deployed in January with explosives as Trump pushed to take control of Greenland
The Greenlandic flag flies in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 20, 2026. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
The Greenlandic flag flies in Nuuk, Greenland, Jan. 20, 2026. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

More Danish soldiers land at Nuuk airport in Greenland Jan. 19, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)
More Danish soldiers land at Nuuk airport in Greenland Jan. 19, 2026. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters)

President Donald Trump said in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21 that the U.S. is the only nation that is able to control and secure Greenland. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
President Donald Trump said in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 21 that the U.S. is the only nation that is able to control and secure Greenland. (Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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