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U.S. sends THAAD to Guam
| Follow-up, confirms the timing. This will be over before the system is up and running on Guam. Keep us posted, Joe M! |
WASHINGTON/SEOUL, April 3 -- The United States announced Wednesday it is sending an advanced ballistic missile defense system to the western Pacific, as North Korea's military said it received final approval for a nuclear attack.
| The good news is that it takes the Norks quite a while to arm up, fuel up and otherwise prepare a big liquid-fueled IRBM/ICBM. So we should have some warning. |
"The Department of Defense will deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) Ballistic Missile Defense system to Guam in the coming weeks as a precautionary move to strengthen our regional defense posture against the North Korean regional ballistic missile threat," the Pentagon said in yet another unusual announcement of the deployment of such a strategic weapon.
"This deployment will strengthen defense capabilities for American citizens in the U.S. Territory of Guam and U.S. forces stationed there," the Pentagon said in a press release.
The THAAD system is a land-based missile defense system that includes a truck-mounted launcher, a complement of interceptor missiles, an advanced tracking radar, and an integrated fire control system.
Posted by: Steve White 2013-04-04 |
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