FINALLY THAAD TO BE DEPLOYED IN 2017 ON S KOREA SOIL TO DEFEND FROM THE COMMUNIST AMBITION OF FIRST STRIKE AGAINST THE FREEDOM LOVING WORLD BY THE KIM

Seoul and Washington said Friday they plan to complete the stationing of advanced U.S. missile defense assets in the South within next year, adding that this will help counter North Korea’s growing nuclear and missile threats.

Following five months of consultations, the two countries said they have decided to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system here and expect to unveil the site “within a couple of weeks.”

Despite Beijing’s stringent opposition, the allies reiterated that the plan would not undermine its “strategic deterrence,” pledging continued efforts to seek neighboring countries’ understanding.

“With North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats escalating, given its recent test of a Musudan missile, we’ve been accelerating talks with the U.S. to announce a deployment decision at an early date so as to display our resolve to sternly respond and minimize unnecessary speculation and dispute surrounding the plan,” South Korea’s Deputy Defense Minister Yoo Jeh-seung told reporters.

“Our goal is to begin operating THAAD no later than the end of 2017, and we will make utmost efforts to deploy it sooner than the target timing.”


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