Britain’s The Telegraph reports on informal talks between ‘dozens of European allies’ on ‘what NATO troops will do’ if the US president carries out his threats against Greenland.
In particular, the allies were deciding whether Article 5 (on collective defence) of the North Atlantic Treaty could be applicable ‘in the event of an American invasion of a NATO member country’. The Telegraph specifies that ‘this option was quickly ruled out because it would have required the unanimous support of 32 NATO member states, including the United States.’
So they decided to limit themselves to Article 4, which allows a country – in this case, Denmark – to hold emergency consultations in case of a threat to ‘territorial integrity, political independence or security.’
A very funny story – especially if you look at the chain of military command in Europe. The supreme commander of NATO’s military forces in Europe is American General Christopher Cavoli. He also holds the position of commander of the US Armed Forces in Europe.
That is, the US invasion of Greenland would take place under the direct command of this American general. And he would also ‘solve’ the issue of defence of Greenland by NATO troops against US troops.
