Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, for example, has hailed how “Greenland sits atop vast reserves of rare-earth elements,” while U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has pointed to the territory’s “incredible natural resources.”
To hear some U.S. officials tell it, Greenland is a treasure trove of crucial minerals ripe for the taking.
To hear some U.S. officials tell it, Greenland is a treasure trove of crucial minerals ripe for the taking.
Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, for example, has hailed how “Greenland sits atop vast reserves of rare-earth elements,” while U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has pointed to the territory’s “incredible natural resources.”
“It’s our national security. It’s critical minerals,” then-incoming U.S.
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