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Who would NATO article 5 favour in the situation of an invasion of greenland? Would it come to a vote between all members over who to fight? Or would article 5 not be invoked at all?
Fuck that, if it comes to it I'm not joining our military against them, I'm going against our military.
Nato article 5 is a defense contract, in theory it would not side with the attacker
It's less that and more the rest of article 5 which lets each signatory decide what level of response is appropriate.
So really, the question you should be asking, is if the US invades, which other signatories would take armed action and declare war against the US, which I suspect is probably not 'everyone'.
Greenland is Danish territory which means that the EU defence clause applies which has no "let's see what we want to do" carve-outs, it's "obligation of aid and assistance by all the means in their power,". All means. Which means that suddenly French nukes are on the table.
If the US want to have Greenland there's exactly one reasonable way to have it: Convince Greenland to declare independence, which under Danish law they have the right to anytime they want, secondly, convince Greenland to join the US.
Adding to the French nukes part, while France is generally considered a weaker nuclear power, their nuclear doctrine gives them a warning shot to demonstrate their deterrence capability and to notify an opponent that they crossed a line. If the USA were to invade Greenland, french nukes could theoretically be used without retaliation.
As a Canadian I would also see an answer to that that question.