Denmark maintains approximately 20,000 active-duty military personnel distributed across its army, navy, and air force. The United States operates 1.3 million active-duty military personnel globally. This significant disparity highlights Denmark’s vulnerability in any military confrontation, particularly as tensions over Arctic territory intensify and US rhetoric becomes more assertive about controlling Greenland.
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