U.S. President Donald Trump has once again declared that "the United States needs Greenland for its national security," noting it is essential for the "Golden Dome" - a missile defense project he ordered the Pentagon to develop, inspired by Israel's "Iron Dome." Trump added that "NATO needs to lead the way for us" in controlling Greenland and emphasized that "if we don't do it, Russia or China will - and that's not going to happen!" He warned that "without the tremendous power of the United States, NATO would not be an effective force. They know it."