The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system will be used as a deterrent to North Korean aggression, a statement said, though how it will be used is not known.
Since February's long-range missile test by Pyongyang, the U.S. and South Korea have been in discussion as to how best to defend against such threats, despite China's objections.
The missile defense system can reportedly detect North Korean missiles and destroy them, but China has contended in could de-stabilize the region.
"North Korea's continued development of ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction, in opposition to its commitments to the international community, require our alliance to ensure that we retain the ability defend ourselves in the face of this threat," said Gen. Thomas Vandal, chief of staff for the U.S. forces in South Korea.
China objects to the deployment of THAAD in South Korea because the system's radar is likely to give U.S. forces better early warning and a better ability to track Chinese missiles. THAAD is already in use in Hawaii, Guam and elsewhere.
[upi.com]
8/7/16
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China's foreign ministry said on Friday that it had summoned the American and South Korean ambassadors to lodge protests over the deployment of an advanced missile defence system with US military forces stationed in South Korea.
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