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In March 2025, in the thread "Re: OT, out", Umm asked the members: "Do you think it is because America is made up of magical soil that makes businesses based in America magically profitable?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: Dope1 ⎊  😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Greenland deal signed
Date: 09/22/26 6:10 PM
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And we've already got 2 more bases planned for Greenland:

X (Twitter): Brian McDonald B on X: "US to open two new Bases in Greenland under new Greenland agreement; Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig Until now, the U.S. presence there has la

US to open two new Bases in Greenland under new Greenland agreement; Narsarsuaq and Mestersvig

Until now, the U.S. presence there has largely relied on Pituffik base, which is important for missile warning and space surveillance.

How the three sites fit together(see location on map);
▶️Pituffik (existing, northwest): missile warning, missile defense, space surveillance.
▶️New; Narsarsuaq (planned, south): airlift, logistics, access toward the North Atlantic / GIUK.
▶️New; Mestersvig (planned, east): east-coast and Greenland Sea surveillance (air and maritime surveillance) , sovereignty presence, approaches from the Russian Arctic.

Why these two bases? They add what is missing;
◾️A logistics base for rapid troop deployments, resupply, and an airbase
◾️station surveillance
◾️air and maritime surveillance
◾️anti-submarine warfare, unmanned systems,

Narsarsuaq
Narsarsuaq is located near the southern tip of Greenland. It will become a logistics hub for rapidly reinforcing Greenland and the North Atlantic. it has an airport and is well suited for rapid troop deployment, logistics(resupply) and air and maritime surveillance ( especially for ASW warfare by air)

It has ;
◾️Airfield (former air base),~1,830 m runway
◾️Naval Port; Only a small fjord harbor

Meservig
Mestersvig is important for monitoring the eastern coast and the Greenland Sea and Norwegian Sea approaches, where routes from the Russian Arctic converge. It sits on the eastcoast in what is called the Giuk gap ( the Greenland-Iceland-UK zone) that Nato patrols

It has:
◾️Outpost + airstrip with ~1,800 m gravel airstrip
◾️Naval port; No, only fjord access

Together, the two sites would make Greenland not simply NATO territory, but a functional part of the Alliance’s Arctic military network.

Oh, they'll pave over the gravel runway and build a proper base for Boeing P-8 Poseidons to operate out of there. Bad news for Russkie and Chinese subs trying to slip into the Atlantic; Mestersvig to Andøya is well within the P-8's operational range. You could blanket both Baffin Bay and Greenland and Norwegian Seas. Dream scenario for ASW action.

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