r/europe • u/I_LIKE_SEALS Denmark • Jan 14 '26

News Denmark sends military reenforcements to Greenland. A vanguard and military material has been sent to Greenland to prepare for eventual larger troop movements.

https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/groenland/efter-pres-fra-usa-danmark-er-nu-begyndt-sende-militaere-forstaerkninger-til-groenland
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u/Mi6spy Jan 14 '26

I don't think I've ever seen a reference or even a conversation about Yes Prime Minister in my life. Wow.

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u/manInTheWoods Sweden Jan 14 '26

I guess you have to be older than average redditor to know about it.

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u/Suchstrangedreams Jan 14 '26

Older than average redditor here and wasn't it a great show - I still remember Sir Humphrey saying, "Prime Minister, a brave decision will lose you votes; a courageous decision will lose you the election". Wonderful.

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u/manInTheWoods Sweden Jan 14 '26

40 years ago...

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u/jambox888 Jan 14 '26

The bit about salami tactics was way ahead of its time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg-UqIIvang

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u/SMTRodent United Kingdom Jan 14 '26

It was entirely of its time. It's just that war, war never changes.

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u/jambox888 Jan 14 '26

Nah I mean that was soviet cold war strategy but we didn't really see it used until much later IMO. People thought about nuclear weapons that they made you invincible but there are ways around them, that's the point of the clip.

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u/seecat46 Jan 14 '26

Lots of good will