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South Korean president halts deployment of THAAD system
[The Hill] South Korea's president on Wednesday suspended additional deployments of the United States' THAAD missile defense system pending an environmental assessment, The New York Times reported.The decision by recently elected President Moon Jae-in to put the deployments on hold is the latest signal of the new administration's intention to reevaluate the nature of the long standing alliance between South Korea and the U.S. The U.S. has already deployed two THAAD systems in South Korea. Those systems, according to the Times, will be allowed to remain in place. The suspension will apply to four launchers that have not yet been installed. The U.S. began installing the missile defense systems in March amid increasing concerns over North Korea's rapid acceleration of its weapons programs. Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-08 |
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