South Korean Pres Moon upset that country allowed only 6 US THAAD missile launchers inside its borders but somehow and additional 4 appeared which is causing unease amongst their neighbors. But my question is, did they fall under the “buy 6/ get 4” US arms deal plan? – PB/TK
‘Shocked’ South Korea leader Moon orders probe into U.S. THAAD additions – / May 30 2017
South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered a probe after the Defence Ministry failed to inform him that four more launchers for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system had been brought into the country, his spokesman said on Tuesday.
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system battery was initially deployed in March in the southeastern region of Seongju with just two of its maximum load of six launchers to counter a growing North Korean missile threat.
During his successful campaign for the May 9 presidential election, Moon called for a parliamentary review of the system, whose deployment has also infuriated China, North Korea’s lone major ally.
“President Moon said it was very shocking” to hear the four additional launchers had been installed without being reported to the new government or to the public, presidential spokesman Yoon Young-chan told a media briefing.
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