Friday, July 28, 2017

South Korean President Moon Wants More U.S. Anti-Missile Defense Systems Deployed After Today's North Korea ICBM Test

President Trump with President Moon Jae-in of South Korea at the White House. Credit Pete Marovich for The New York Times

Reuters: South Korea's Moon orders talks with U.S. to deploy more THAAD units after North Korea ICBM test

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered discussions to be held with the United States on deploying additional THAAD anti-missile defense units following North Korea's test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, his office said on Saturday.

Moon also wanted the United Nations Security Council to discuss new and stronger sanctions against the North, the presidential Blue House said following a National Security Council meeting.

Two units of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) anti-missile system have been deployed by the U.S. military in a southern South Korean region, with four more planned but delayed over concerns about their environmental impact.

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WNU Editor: Quite a reversal from just 6 weeks ago .... South Korea Suspends Deployment Of U.S. Missile Defense System Pending An 'Environmental Review' (June 7, 2017).

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Again, it's not a reversal.. he needed to play to his base back then who have a lot of concerns (rightfully or wrongfully) about these deployments. Having been president for a bit now, and with increasing push from North Korea, he feels more comfortable in asking the US -publicly-. (of course he discussed this in private before)

fazman said...

Tell the smart ass the price has just gone up $