Washington has guaranteed Iceland's defence since 1951 following an agreement between the two NATO members. During World War II, the Keflavik military base was a key US hub and it remained ...

Though Iceland has a pacifist tradition and no military ... Iceland also agreed to allow the U.S. government to make upgrades to the air base, on the southwest corner of the island.

The U.S. and Denmark began secretly constructing the military installation ... as the United Kingdom, Iceland and Greenland. "The center sector there with that base is absolutely paramount ...

For decades, the United States shouldered a disproportionate ... one nation lags far behind the others. Iceland is a founding member of NATO but the Nordic island has no army and doesn’t ...

Pituffik is critical to U.S. military capabilities in large ... U.S. allies such as the United Kingdom, Iceland and Greenland. A sign for Thule Air Base, the previous name of Pituffik Space ...