Leaning, not settled: the evidence points one way, but it is not scored yet.
P144
The US will take over Greenland to block China/Russia from Arctic access to Western Hemisphere
What Jiang said
“Um what America is also doing that's really important is that it's planning to take over Greenland. Okay. By taking over Greenland, you're blocking access um uh China and Russia cannot access uh the western hemisphere.”
Analysis
By seizing Greenland, the US prevents China and Russia from accessing the Western Hemisphere through the Arctic and controls Arctic mineral/oil resources
Status history
- 2026-05-23 · Pending (glm)
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2026-09-30 ·
Pending → Likely Confirmed
(deepseek-v4.1-flash+claude-sonnet-5+audited)
The US and Denmark reached a security deal giving the US 'permanent' control over Greenland's security explicitly framed as blocking China/Russia, but this falls short of a full US 'takeover' as predicted. · Source: Trump announces agreement with Denmark to secure ‘permanent’ control over Greenland’s security - NBC News (Sat, 19 Sep 2026 07:00:00 GMT)