Four more rocket launchers for the US-backed Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system were deployed on Thursday morning in Seongju, some 300 kilometers south of Seoul, amid local protests.
Thursday marks the first anniversary since Washington and Seoul announced to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system in Seongju county in the southeastern region of South Korea. Hundreds of people promised on the special occasion that their protest will not end until the system is withdrawn.
ThursdaymarksthefirstanniversarysinceWashingtonandSeoulannouncedtodeploytheTerminalHighAltitudeAreaDefense(THAAD)missiledefensesysteminSeongjucountyinthesouthea
The militaries of South Korea and the United States are expected to announce a golf course as the new site for an advanced American antimissile system this week, a defense official here said Sunday.
Governor of a South Korean province, where Seoul and Washington agreed to house one Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery by the end of next year, asked communications with the central government to find an alternative site for the U.S. missile defense system.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday that where Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is sited can be re-considered, but it has nothing to solve over numerous controversies emerging since its deployment decision to its soil.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday that a shift in the designated area within Seongju county where the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) will be deployed can be reviewed.
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Thursday the move to deploy a THAAD missile defence system was “inevitable” because of a growing threat from DPRK and that division in the South over its deployment is what Pyongyang seeks.
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