"Before, I was ready to die for my country, but when I had a child, it changed everything," said a Greenlander.
The 40-year-old is one of many Greenlanders who are now weighing options they would never have considered just a few months ago.
But US President Donald Trump has been clear about his desire to own the vast, self-governing Danish island, rich in rare minerals.
Greenlanders are not panicking yet, but they are thinking about what they would do if the worst happened.
"I'm thinking about where to hide and what medicines we should store," said 35-year-old student Nuunu Binzer.
Some are filling their refrigerators, stocking up on water and gasoline, or buying generators, writes France 24 program.
Supermarkets in the capital Nuuk are still well-stocked, with little evidence that panic buying has picked up.
But that hasn't stopped Andersen from looking for a plan.
The 40-year-old believes war is a distinct possibility.
"I think it could happen and imagine what you would do," she said.
"When I take my dog for a walk, I imagine what these streets will look like," Andersen added.
Andersen, a tour operator, said she had two separate plans to leave with her 12-year-old daughter, Anike.
If the US slowly takes control, she and her family will fly to Denmark.
But if the invasion is sudden, they will flee by boat.
The only routes for Nuuk's 20,000 residents are by air and sea, as the ice-covered territory has no roads.
"We can hunt, we can fish, we can live off nature. We are used to living in extreme conditions," she said.
However, not everyone thinks in such extreme terms.
Inger Olsvig Brandt, a 62-year-old entrepreneur, said she would stay.
"I will not leave and I will try to help my country as long as I still have strength," she said. /Telegraph/
