
The U.S. military continues to make progress fielding a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System (THAAD) battery in South Korea but might not declare it operational until after that country’s May 9 presidential election, according to a White House foreign policy adviser.“It should be a decision for the next president,” the adviser told reporters April 16, according to a transcript released by the White House. The adviser's comments came during Vice President Mike Pence's visit to the region.The two leading presidential…