shortest route
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Briefly put: the shortest route for a Russian ballistic missile to reach continental US is Greenland and the North Pole.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2026
Greenland's location also puts it on the shortest route for missiles between Russia and the United States.
From Barron's ● Dec. 22, 2025
True high-speed rail requires hundreds of miles of “sealed corridor” free of grade-level crossings, inaccessible to trespassers who often are trying to get from A to B by the shortest route.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
Greenland, a largely autonomous Danish territory, lies on the shortest route from North America to Europe, making it strategically important for the US.
From BBC ● Jan. 13, 2025
“It looked like this would be the shortest route over to that path on that hill, but I don’t know now,” Sairy said.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
