In a speech at a U.S. military base in Greenland, Vice President JD Vance called Friday for an American partnership with the people of Greenland to counteract Russian and Chinese influence in the region.
The vice president chose as his backdrop the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland, where the Space Force has missile-warning and defense systems, as well as space-surveillance sensors for tracking objects in space. He cited the base as an example of Greenland’s strategic importance.
“If a missile was fired from an enemy country or an enemy submarine into the United States, it is the people…
