THAAD Deployment in South Korea Brings Nuclear War 'Tangibly Nearer'
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump's defense secretary voiced the new administration’s commitment to strengthen ties between Washington and Seoul during his first foreign trip overseas.
James Mattis said that were it not for Pyongyang's "provocative behavior," there would have been no need for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea.
THAAD has been touted as a way of thwarting North Korea's ballistic missile threats against South Korea and Japan, but China and Russia say they’re extremely concerned about their own security being compromised by the anti-missile system’s powerful radar.
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