Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agoIf United States invaded Greenland, would the other NATO countries be obliged to defend it?message-squaremessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down10
arrow-up1107arrow-down1message-squareIf United States invaded Greenland, would the other NATO countries be obliged to defend it?Quilotoa@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 8 days agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareStrider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·edit-28 days agoIt’s not an easy say since Greenland is not a nato member, however it’s an autonomous state of Denmark, which is. Anyone’s guess, really. Edit: just as an addition I want to clarify I am trying to help answer the question. I wish peace for the world and especially Greenland.
minus-squareNeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 days ago Greenland is not a nato member That’s like saying your right arm isn’t a human. Greenland is simply a part of Denmark, so it is a NATO member.
minus-squareStrider@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-28 days agoI stated that factually. It’s not my opinion. If that’s not the case in this construct I might be wrong, fair enough. I am not an expert on this, I just looked up nato members and Greenland is not in there.
minus-squareendofline@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoBut Denmark is deemed legally to protect its autonomy which is a nato country. It’s a strange case…
It’s not an easy say since Greenland is not a nato member, however it’s an autonomous state of Denmark, which is.
Anyone’s guess, really.
Edit: just as an addition I want to clarify I am trying to help answer the question. I wish peace for the world and especially Greenland.
That’s like saying your right arm isn’t a human.
Greenland is simply a part of Denmark, so it is a NATO member.
I stated that factually. It’s not my opinion.
If that’s not the case in this construct I might be wrong, fair enough.
I am not an expert on this, I just looked up nato members and Greenland is not in there.
But Denmark is deemed legally to protect its autonomy which is a nato country. It’s a strange case…