The United States has deployed its high-tech THAAD anti-ballistic missile system to South Korea in response to Kim Jong-un’s recent weapons tests.
The Terminal High-Altitude Defense system was flown into South Korea days after North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the ocean near Japan.
North Korea has expressed outrage over the new missile system, as have China and Russia due to the weapon’s powerful search radars.
US military authorities insisted the weapons system is a defensive measure intended to destroy incoming ballistic missiles.
Admiral Harry Harris, head of the US Pacific Command said: ‘Continued provocative actions by North Korea, to include yesterday’s launch of multiple missiles, only confirm the prudence of our alliance decision last year to deploy THAAD to South Korea.’
Both US and South Korean officials confirmed the THAAD system will be operational as soon as possible as to offer protection against possible threats posed by North Korea.
On Monday, North Korea fired four ballistic missiles in an apparent protest against ongoing U.S.-South Korean military drills that it views as an invasion rehearsal.
The missiles flew about 620 miles on average, three of them landing in waters that Japan claims as its exclusive economic zone, according to South Korean and Japanese officials.
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