US THAAD Missile Defense Is Now Moving Towards South Korea
The THAAD anti-missile defense system of the U.S military was now heading towards to the planned deployment site in South Korea.
On Wednesday (April 26, 2017), Yonhap news agency has reported that U.S military begins moving some parts of their controversial THAAD anti-missile defense system to the South Korea’s deployment site, despite the escalating tensions over North Korea’s nuclear and missile program.
The deployment of THAAD has been both agreed by the United States and South Korea as a response to the threat of missile attack by North Korea. China explained that it will only do little to prevent the North while destabilizing the regional security balance.
Yonhap news agency and YTN television reported that the parts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system was carried by trailer trucks and entered the county of Seongju in a southern region of South Korea, which had been used to be a golf course.
The U.S military officials and South Korean defense ministry officials could not be quickly reached for confirmation.
In early March, the first elements of U.Sadvanced missile system have begun to move to South Korea after the four ballistic missile tests launched by the North Korea.
North Korea have already launched five missile tests and 2 of them were conducted last year. There are some speculations that the communist country will have its sixth missile test this year, after a failed missile test during the 105th birth anniversary of Kim II Sung.
South Korean and U.S forces were unwilling to publicly discuss the deployment of the advanced missile defense system due to the upcoming presidential election this coming May 09, 2017. They were debating whether the move will go ahead or be delayed after the election.
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