Nuuk fired up to resist US threats

IN Greenland's tiny capital of Nuuk, an imposing new building dominates the skyline.

- MARK MCGIVERN in Nuuk, Greenland

It's hardly a skyscraper but it grabs my attention as I arrive.

And I soon learn that its purpose has become the focus of heated debate among locals.

The building is America's brand new consulate and it dwarfs the cheerful, multicoloured low-rise housing and office blocks that characterise the picture postcard town.