By: Natalie Treloar
Greenland’s strategic importance lies not in symbolism, climate change, or future economic potential, but in its role at the center of modern deterrence. The island anchors the ability of the United States and its allies to deny Russian and Chinese forces access through critical Arctic and North Atlantic air and sea gaps. That denial mission is essential to preserving the survivability of U.S. nuclear forces and with it, the credibility of extended deterrence that underwrites security in both the Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific regions.
