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Chris Wright: “Development of mineral resources [in Greenland] would be…”

Featuring: Chris Wright, Republican | Secretary of Energy | National

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Published | Video Starts at 01:38

Looking for oil, looking for what is it? Iron and uranium and all these other things that may be. No, of course there's mineral resources there, but Development of mineral resources [in Greenland] would be about economic development for Greenland and Greenlanders. It would not be meaningful for the United States. This is all about national security. I know. (01:38–01:44)

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Asserts that any mineral resource development in Greenland would benefit local economic development, not the U.S.

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