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PACOM Chief: China Meddling In THAAD Deployment To Korea ‘Preposterous’

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PACOM Chief: China Meddling In THAAD Deployment To Korea ‘Preposterous’
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery fires an interceptor missile. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The top U.S. military officer in the Pacific said the potential deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense battery to South Korea is none of China’s business and called its interference “preposterous.”Adm. Harry Harris, chief of U.S. Pacific Command, said the decision to station the Lockheed Martin [LMT] built air defense shield is a bilateral one between the United States and South Korea. The two nations are in discussions over whether to deploy THAAD in direct response…

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