Star Wars and Thule:

Greenpeace Nordic briefing

Publication date: February 2002

Summary
The issue of upgrading the early warning radar at the US base in Thule (Pituffik) in North-West Greenland as part of the US missile defense system is the most import foreign policy issue in Greenland and Denmark for many years. In order for the Bush administration to push ahead with Star Wars, the use of radar facilities at Thule in Greenland as well as at Fylingdales and Menwith Hill in the UK is required. The Danish government, which administers the foreign and defense policies of Greenland, therefore has the power to stop or seriously delay Star Wars, which threatens to ignite a new nuclear arms race and jeopardize key arms control agreements.