Did the US plan to open two new military bases in Greenland in September 2026?

Yes. On September 21, 2026, Reuters reported that the United States plans to re-establish a Cold War-era military base at Narsarsuaq in southern Greenland and set up a presence at Mestersvig on the east coast, under an agreement expected to be signed the next day with Denmark and Greenland at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Sources familiar with the deal said details would not be finalized until signing; Denmark has said the arrangement would put Arctic security more under NATO rather than leaving it solely to the U.S. and Denmark. Only Pituffik Space Base currently hosts a U.S. military presence in Greenland.

Source: Reuters

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