More THAAD Defense Systems To Be Deployed, Eve In The Absence Of Completed Environmental Survey
August 03 2017
South Korea's Defense Ministry has plans to install additional launchers for an advanced U.S. missile defense system, perhaps before the results are known for an environmental survey, reports the Yonhap news agency (Seoul).
Seoul will deploy a battery of the controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) at a site in Seongju county. Many residents have vocally opposed the move.
A small-scale environmental survey of the deployment began in late 2016. It was...
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