Seoul unveils planned location of THAAD missile interceptors
DEBKAfile was founded by a team of journalists in June 2000 as an independent Internet Web site, providing an intelligence and security news service. July 13, 2016, 11:44 AM (IDT)
South Korea's Deputy Defense Minister Yoo Jeh Seung announced Wednesday in Seoul that a battery of US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missiles will be deployed in the country's southeastern Seongju county and be operational in the beginning of 2017. He said the missiles would protect two-thirds of the country's population as well as critical infrastructure including oil storage facilities and nuclear power plants. The US and South Korea decided to deploy the THAAD system to counter conventional and nuclear threats by North Korea following Pyongyang's ballistic missile tests and its repeated threats to attack the South and US military bases in the region.
Our unique angle on these subjects – and strong intelligence dimension – has earned DEBKAfile a global reputation and a steady readership – which skyrockets in times of crisis.
Source: http://www.debka.com/newsupdate/17073/Seoul-unveils-planned-location-of-THAAD-missile-interceptors
