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Foreign Minister: South Korea Not Considering Additional THAADs

Monday, November 6th, 2017

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South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha said Oct. 30 that the administration of President Moon Jae-in is not considering additional deployments of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, according to Korean press reports.Kang disclosed this policy decision in a statement to the legislature during a parliamentary audit of the ministry. This included a statement that the administration would not participate in any additional U.S.-led missile defense networks beyond the deployed THAAD system, which she said is meant…

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