The United States operated a number of bases in Greenland during the Cold War, which an expert said it could reopen.

"Before charging headlong into this icy island again, the U.S. would be remiss not to learn from past failures," argues an environmental science professor.

Greenland and a secret underground military base once assumed to be safely sealed beneath ice are now drawing renewed alarm, as scientists warn that a long-abandoned U.S. installation buried deep within the island’s ice sheet could pose environmental and strategic dangers much sooner than previously believed.

EADaily, January 10th, 2026. US President Donald Trump does not need to buy Greenland, he can just take it. It is reported by The New York Times, citing a source.

Analysts say the Cold War agreement allows the president to increase the American military presence almost at will.

Donald Trump is clearly in a hurry to dominate the political narrative in his second term of office. He began 2026 with strikes in Syria against Islamic State groups, the kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro,

Security is not the only attraction for Trump and his advisers. Beneath Greenland’s ice lie vast reserves of critical minerals.

The Trump administration’s recent evisceration of Venezuela’s government has leaders in Washington wondering where else they can meddle. And President Donald Trump’s eyes have wandered back to a familiar target: Greenland.