Military Deploys THAAD Launchers; Protesters Clash With Police
September 07 2017
The U.S. and South Korea have finished deploying a controversial U.S. missile defense system intended to counter North Korean threats, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
The radar and two launchers of the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system have already deployed to a site in the southern county of Seongju. A THAAD battery usually consists of six launchers.
On Thursday, four additional launchers were dispatched to the site, said South Korea’s Defense...
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