South Korean president advocates THAAD deployment amid protests

‘South Korean President Park Geun-hye has supported the deployment of the US advanced missile system Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) amid opposition from both inside and outside the country.
Speaking at a National Security Council (NSC) meeting on Thursday, Park said the THAAD deployment is aimed at boosting the missile capabilities of Washington and Seoul against what she called “threats” from North Korea.
“The decision has been made based on a sense of urgency to ramp up missile defense capabilities of the South Korea-US alliance in a swift manner,” she said.’
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