New York, Sept. 22 -- Invoking a starkly militarised vision for Western Hemisphere security, US President Donald Trump in his address at the 81st United Nations General Assembly declared that Washington will unleash "unmatched military might" against regional threats, equating drug cartels with global terror networks and hailing an "unprecedented" defence agreement for permanent security in Greenland.

Trump issued an ultimatum regarding foreign presence and criminal networks operating close to American borders:

"The United States will no longer permit threats to America to gain a foothold anywhere in the Western Hemisphere. And if necessary, we will use our unmatched military might to secure the vital national interests of the United St...