Denmark's Love Affair with the U.S.

Trump's claim on Greenland, which makes up 98% of Denmark's territory, has become central to U.S.-Danish ties

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Should the U.S. attempt a direct military takeover, there isn't much resistance that Denmark, which maintains only a small military presence in Greenland, could put up, Danish leaders realize.

"I guess the rules of engagement would be, hand over the keys and take the next plane home, because there is very little we could actually do about it, and it would be sort of pointless to fight it because we have four dog sleds and some civilian police there, that's it," said Danish military analyst Peter Viggo Jakobsen.

Asked in congressional testimony last month whether the Pentagon had plans for the military seizure of Greenland, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said, "Our job at the Defense Department is to have plans for any particular contingency," refusing to elaborate.