Why Greenland’s takeover by the US is not needed for Golden Dome

Image: Lockheed Martin. By Victoria Samson and Krystal Azelton, Published by Military Times, 10 February 2026 President Donald Trump’s stated reasons for why he wants the United States to take possession of Greenland have varied over the past year, but one is increasingly gaining traction in political discourse: The U.S.

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The USS Lake Erie (CG 70) launches a Standard Missile-3 at a non-functioning National Reconnaissance Office satellite as it traveled in space at more than 17,000 mph over the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 20, 2008.

Russia Vows Military Retaliation If U.S. Missile Defense System Is Deployed in Greenland

A US anti-ballistic missile launched to destroy a non-functional US satellite over the Pacific Ocean on Feb. 20, 2008. Credit:US Navy By Evelyn Hart, Published by Indian Defence Review, 6 February 2026 Russia targets US missile defense ambitions in Greenland as trillion-dollar Golden Dome plan triggers global alarm. The United

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Space Force Plans Surveillance Sats to Complement RG-XX Reconnaissance Fleet

GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Courtney Albon, Published by Air and Space Forces, 1 December 2025 The Space Force’s strategy to replace its fleet of neighborhood watch satellites in geosynchronous orbit includes plans to field multiple satellite constellations, one focused on reconnaissance and one focused on surveillance

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Managing space domain awareness data has become a greater challenge than collecting it

Space domain awareness is critical for the military's flexibility and responsiveness in space. Image generated via DALL-E. By Jason Rainbow, Published by Space News, 6 November 2025 Demand has never been greater for the monitoring of objects in orbit and the coordination of their safe movement. The number of active

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Space Rapid Capabilities Office to put radars on sats to warn of space-bound threats

GSSAP space domain awareness satellite (Air Force Space Command archive) By Theresa Hitchens, Published by Breaking Defense, 2 October 2025 The plan is to award two vendors 24-month Direct to Phase II SBIR grants worth $3M each to demo low-cost, low-weight radars on Space Force satellites in geosynchronous Earth orbit.

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