Jared Isaacman

Greenland is where all our missile detection, early warning systems for any potential Russian missile launch.

And, you know, the Russians have been stockpiling on hypersonic missiles, right?

These are weapons that can travel, you know, at speeds that exceed Mach five.

And they have very unpredictable paths because that's, that's one of the things that differentiates them from conventional ballistic missiles, which follow more predictable arcs.

And so an early warning system, um,

is currently only designed for these slower ballistics.

So we actually need to upgrade them.

And this is where Greenland is very crucial.

These intercontinental ballistic missiles also could be launched from China to target to the United States.

I mean, that's a bit more far-fetched, but it's possible that the technology exists.

And they too would have to traverse the Arctic region and pass over or near Greenland.

Well, it's for a few reasons.

The Danes and a lot of people who are, these people have been pushing back on all over X and very bothered by the jingoism would say, why do you need to own it?

The 1951 treaty already allows the United States to do whatever it wants.

And, you know, it's true there is currently a space base on Greenland at the southern point of it.

But any potential weapons upgrades or expansion of the footprint actually does require a very vague, opaque kind of approval process.

You need the Danes involved.

You need to consult the Greenlandians.

And, I mean...

you know, European bureaucracy is legendary, right?