Michael Burry Revives Greenland Missile Warning After Trump Announces 'Permanent' US Security Control

Michael Burry revived his January warning about Greenland as a strategic missile location after Donald Trump announced what he described as a permanent US security arrangement for the Arctic territory with Denmark and Greenland.

The investor quoted his 20 January post on 19 September and added: 'Topical once more.'

In that original post, Burry argued Greenland was the 'best place' for intercepting intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) from Russia and China and a 'very good place' for offensive missile capabilities. His latest post came about 19 hours after Trump announced the new arrangement.

Trump said the agreement gives the United States 'permanent control over security, and all other needs' in Greenland, along with a 'large Military presence'. He also said no US adversary would be allowed to have a base or military presence, or make sensitive investments in Greenland, without Washington's written approval.

Burry's Greenland Missile Argument

Burry's January post was built around the island's position relative to missile flight paths. He pointed to the apogee of an ICBM's trajectory, the highest point of its flight, and argued that Greenland offered a strategic location for intercepting missiles travelling from Russia or China towards North America.

He also went beyond missile defence. Burry wrote that Greenland was a strong location for offensive missile capabilities aimed at Russia and China, and cited a Wall Street Journal graphic to illustrate the geography. He further argued that the US already had the right to establish military installations on Greenland.

That military relationship dates back decades. The US has maintained a military presence on Greenland since the Second World War, while the 1951 Defence of Greenland Agreement established US defence areas and rights for American forces.

The US Space Force operates Pituffik Space Base in north-western Greenland, where an upgraded early-warning radar supports missile warning and space surveillance.

Pituffik is an existing warning and surveillance facility, not confirmation that the new arrangement will create interceptor batteries or offensive missile sites. Burry's January post raised those capabilities as possibilities, but the unpublished agreement has not confirmed them.

Trump Says Permanent Control, Denmark Says Sovereignty Stands

Trump's description of the arrangement has been met with assurances from Copenhagen and Nuuk that Greenland's sovereignty is not being transferred. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the proposed agreement recognises the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the Greenlandic people's right to self-determination.

Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen separately welcomed the agreement, saying it strengthens Greenland's security and recognises Greenland's interests. The arrangement is expected to be formalised during the United Nations General Assembly in New York and still faces parliamentary procedures.

US officials have separately described provisions involving permanent access, basing and overflight rights, as well as restrictions on non-NATO countries establishing military bases or making sensitive investments. Those descriptions have not been matched by publication of the full agreement, leaving its precise legal terms unconfirmed.

The pact is not yet in force. Danish and Greenlandic statements say parliamentary approval remains necessary after the planned New York signing, while the full text has not been published.

Trump's 'permanent control' language and Burry's January argument for missile capabilities are consequently being discussed before the provisions governing those powers are publicly available.

The next step is the agreement itself, which is expected to be presented during the UN General Assembly.

Until its terms are published, the public record establishes Trump's claim of permanent US security control, Denmark and Greenland's insistence that sovereignty remains intact, and Burry's renewed focus on Greenland's position on the missile map.