President Donald Trump could once again be putting his sights on Greenland, and while the POTUS is only a few months into his second term, he's wasted no time in trying to expand the USA's territories in his bid to make America 'great' again.
Alongside Donald Trump teasing his ambitions to make Canada into the 51st state, he's outlined plans to potentially move into Greenland. Speaking in March 2025, Trump shocked the world when he said: "We need Greenland. Very importantly, for international security, we have to have Greenland. It's not a question of, 'Do you think we can do without it?' We can't."
While the semi-autonomous island is currently controlled by Denmark, Trump wants to bring it into the bosom of the USA.
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This sparsely populated area is only home to around 56,000 people, and as well as its natural resources like rare Earth minerals, including uranium and iron, it could become a military stronghold.
After Nazi Germany occupied Denmark's mainland during World War II, the USA invaded Greenland and notably established the Pituffik Space Base (formerly known as Thule Air Base). As well as taking over Greenland's defence during WWII, the USA then unsuccessfully tried to buy it for $100 million in 1946.
Amid fears that Russia could send nukes toward the USA, the shortest route is said to be via the North Pole and Greenland. With this, the Pituffik Space Base could be crucial in defending the US.
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Now, one NASA rediscovery has sparked interest in why Trump could be after Greenland once again.
It's all to do with the massive Camp Century lurking beneath the ice.
Back in the day, Camp Century was used as a front for Project Iceworm, a massive plan to install a network of nuclear missile sites that could potentially take out the Soviet Union.
Speaking during a May 2025 interview with Meet the Press, the POTUS was asked about taking on Greenland and told us all: "I don't rule it out. I don't say I'm going to do it, but I don't rule out anything."
Continuing to explain Greenland's importance, Trump added: "We need Greenland very badly. Greenland is a very small amount of people, which we'll take care of, and we'll cherish them, and all of that. But we need that for international security."
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The 1951 Defense Agreement is still in place to this day, allowing the USA to build and staff military bases across Greenland.
While there were once 10,000 US soldiers living across 17 Greenland bases during the Cold War, there are now just 150 troops stationed at Pituffik Space Base. Even though Trump might be after Greenland in an attempt to reopen Camp Century, some say it's a radioactive headache.
Considering the facility has been buried under many decades of ice, there are concerns about leaks of radioactive material and sewage. The Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland has worked with the Camp Century Climate Monitoring Program since 2017 to ensure the facility remains buried, but if President Trump gets his way, he could soon be trying to bust open the doors to this underground city.