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South Korea THAAD Deployment Delayed For Environmental Assessment

Wednesday, June 7th, 2017

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South Korea THAAD Deployment Delayed For Environmental Assessment

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery fires an interceptor missile. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The South Korean defense ministry will begin a full environmental impact assessment of the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system, delaying the deployment of four additional launchers. This decision Wednesday by the South Korean presidential office, the Blue House, comes after it conducted a probe looking into why a report that four additional THAAD interceptors entering the country did not reach the president (Defense Daily, May 31).The probe found the deputy defense minister for…

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