Denmark Drew Up Plan to Destroy Greenland Runways Amid U.S. Tensions [WATCH]

Denmark prepared a contingency plan earlier this year that included the potential destruction of key airstrips in Greenland to prevent U.S. aircraft from landing, according to a report by Danish public broadcaster DR.

The report states that Danish authorities considered using explosives to sabotage runways as part of broader emergency preparations tied to rising tensions over Greenland.

Those tensions followed statements from President Donald Trump indicating that the United States should control the island for national security reasons.

Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say https://t.co/wut7XlOu5b

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According to DR, the measures were outlined in a Danish military operations order dated Jan. 13. The plan reportedly included deploying troops to Greenland equipped with explosives capable of destroying runways if necessary.

The goal of the plan, according to the report, was to prevent U.S. aircraft from landing in the event of a military confrontation.

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Danish officials also flew in medical supplies, including blood reserves, in preparation for possible casualties.

DR said it based its reporting on information from 12 sources within senior levels of Denmark’s government and military, as well as sources among allied countries, including France and Germany.

“When Trump says all the time that he wants to buy Greenland … we had to take all possible scenarios seriously,” an unnamed Danish military official told DR.

The preparations came as both Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen publicly rejected the idea of the United States acquiring the territory.

⚡️ Europe reportedly prepared for war over Greenland

France offered supplies, Denmark readied blood and explosives to destroy runways—Europe went on code red to prevent a U.S. takeover. pic.twitter.com/0GXGQM8Scs

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At the same time, Denmark and several European allies deployed troops to Greenland under what was publicly described as a NATO exercise known as Arctic Endurance.

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