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| South Korean president halts deployment of THAAD system |
| 2017-06-08 |
| [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 |
| #10 I'd let the SKor military know that the days of American blood being shed for ungrateful and uncooperative nations is OVER. Don't go public, just.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2017-06-08 18:51 |
| #9 The U.S. has already deployed two THAAD systems in South Korea. The US has deployed 2 launchers (up to 6 in a battery) with 16 missiles before the SorKs squealed. Not much of a national missile defense. |
| Posted by: Marilyn Gromorong4251 2017-06-08 12:34 |
| #8 Dammit, where am I gonna get spare parts for my KIA? |
| Posted by: Abu Uluque 2017-06-08 11:55 |
| #7 As long as the THAAD radar is there, South Korea can haggle all they want. North Korea doesn't need its MRBMs to threaten South Korea anyway. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2017-06-08 11:27 |
| #6 Release plans to shift THAD over to protect Taiwan, Japan, and Guam and let South Korea realize they might be on their own. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2017-06-08 11:26 |
| #5 Wait for the South Korean military leadership to have a quite talk with her. |
| Posted by: Ulains Thuque6389 2017-06-08 02:55 |
| #4 Have they asked for an environmental report on the effects of a nuclear attack? |
| Posted by: gorb 2017-06-08 01:36 |
| #3 Why are we agitating for war with North Korea? The South has the situation well in hand. Bring US troops home, they serve no purpose. |
| Posted by: Herb McCoy7309 2017-06-08 01:24 |
| #2 Aholes beg for protection then say "Your means are icky. Go away" |
| Posted by: 3dc 2017-06-08 00:48 |
| #1 Will President Moon's cancellation of Readiness Exercise FOAL EAGLE be the next shoe to drop? If we cannot adequately protect our troops, perhaps we are no longer needed on the peninsula. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-06-08 00:47 |