Reuters: South Korea missile-defense deployment 'going to happen': Carter
Deployment of a new U.S. missile-defense system to South Korea "is going to happen," U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Friday, adding that China should do more to counter North Korea's missile development rather than complain about U.S. plans.
The United States and South Korea began talks on possible deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system after North Korea tested its fourth nuclear bomb on Jan. 6 and launched a long-range rocket on Feb. 7.
China agreed to tough new U.N. sanctions on North Korea after the tests but has said it is "firmly opposed" to THAAD deployment, arguing that it will undermine its strategic deterrent.
Asked at a New York seminar if the deployment would go ahead, Carter replied:
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China has a huge military edge over the United States in the South China sea. As such, any missile defense system the US currently has will be of no use against China as the Chinese would very quickly and very easily overwhelm it in any military confrontation.
Such a system might have very limited against a country like North Korea who may only be able to launch a small amount of missiles at a time. If the Chinese really did agree to "tough" sanctions there is no reason for them to oppose a missile defense system that does not undermine them in any way unless they are planning on attacking South Korea and using North Korea as a proxy to do it.
As for the sanctions, they will be completely ineffective as everyone and anyone wishing to do business with North Korea will simply ignore the sanctions. Wink, wink, nod, nod, business as usual and since North Korea is an enemy of the United States this makes them even more attractive to many as most, if not all foreign countries have dedicated personnel whose sole jobs are to try and determine ways to hurt and undermine America.
The best approach here is probably going to be not to implement the missile defense system, as it seems to only serve to further harm relations with China, it would be completely ineffective in a confrontation with China, and how much effect it will have against North Korea is unknown. Furthermore in America's current situation, we must have better relations with China.
The next step would be to do what we can to remove sanctions against North Korea. As there government controlled economy is a complete mess, they'd still be an economic mess but doing business with them would become less attractive as there would not be sanctions to go around as beating any sanctions that are supported by the US is considered a badge of honor of sorts. From this point, we could begin earnest negotiations with China on how to solve this issue recognizing China's superior position in the region and the world. The key here is probably going to get China, Russia, and others to withdraw their support from the North Korean government.
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