TIL Denmark has given US exclusive and full military access to Greenland since 1951 but US just chooses to not use it. During the Cold War, United States military had 15,000 soldiers stationed in Greenland but presence has been reduced by 99% to just 150 soldiers today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_in_Greenland#Cold_War
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https://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/1q9mg0z/til_denmark_has_given_us_exclusive_and_full/