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South Korea THAAD Deployment Delayed For Environmental Assessment

Friday, June 9th, 2017

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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 on June 7 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.The probe found the deputy defense minister for policy intentionally…

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