Protests in South Korea against the government’s decision on the deployment of the US THAAD
The United States began deploying the first elements of missile defense in South Korea. It is reported by Reuters on Tuesday, 7 March.
“The continuing provocative actions of North Korea, including yesterday’s launch of several missiles, only confirm the correctness of our last year’s decision to deploy THAAD in South Korea”, — said the head of Pacific command of the U.S. Armed forces Admiral Harry Harris.
According to the Agency, the deployment of the system will be completed in a month or two it will start functioning in April.
North Korea launched rockets on March 6 at 07:36 local time (01:36 MSK) from the province’s Do. Presumably, it is a test of Intercontinental ballistic missile KN-08 & KN-14. The launch coincided with South Korea’s large-scale Korean-American military exercises.
On the same day, North Korean Agency KCNA said that the purpose of the missile tests has been practicing attacks on U.S. bases in Japan.
System THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) is designed for high-altitude interception missiles with a medium range. The THAAD battery will consist of a missile defense radar TPY-2 TM, six launchers, 48 interceptors, as well as control panel and generator.