Why Trump wants Greenland and what's standing in his way [View all]
(Washington Post) -snip- Why is Greenland so appealing for Trump?
Rich in untapped natural resources, sparsely populated and strategically located in the Arctic, Greenland has been a recurring fixation of Trump’s since his first term in office - when he floated the possibility that the U.S. purchase the island from Denmark, of which it is an autonomous territory. Denmark flatly rejected the prospect.
The island has deposits of diamonds, graphite, lithium, copper, nickel and gallium. It also has oil and rare earth minerals, such as neodymium and dysprosium, of which China and Russia are the top global producers, according to the Royal Society of Chemistry. Rare earth minerals can be used in smartphones, powerful magnets and defense technologies.
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