U.S., Seoul Deny THAAD Deployment Discussions Are Ongoing

Both the U.S. Dept. of Defense and South Korea's Defense Ministry have denied published reports that claimed the two governments were considering the possible deployment of a missile defense system, reports UPI.

On Thursday, Mike Trotsky, the vice president of U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin said Seoul and Washington had held "formal and informal" discussions on deploying a battery of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) systems in South Korea.

"There...