Trump says Greenland will launch large-scale oil, gas, and mineral exploration.

1. U.S. President Trump stated that Greenland is about to embark on large-scale exploration of oil, natural gas, and mineral resources. He described the island as "new and beautiful" and said its resource development potential is tremendous. 2. Citing experts, Trump claimed that Greenland's easily extractable oil reserves surpass those of almost any land in the world; from the perspective of U.S. and European defense and offensive security, its strategic value is also unparalleled. He noted that in the future, any attack against the U.S. would have to pass over Greenland, where U.S. air defense systems would routinely intercept drones, missiles, and even weapons not yet imagined. He believes this provides the U.S. with time, location, and perspective advantages that cannot be matched elsewhere.