US military to install radar in Pacific’s Palau

‘The United States has announced plans to install radar systems in Palau, a move that will increase its monitoring ability in the western Pacific region recently rocked by threats from North Korea.
In a joint statement, the US Defense Department and the Palau government said they were working to finalize the location of radar towers on the archipelago nation of 22,000 people.
“The radar systems will provide Palau enhanced maritime law enforcement capability… while also providing the US with greater air domain awareness for aviation safety and security,” they said in the statement dated August 21.
While Palau is an independent nation, it has no military and the US is responsible for its defense under an agreement with Washington.
Under the deal, the US military has access to the islands, although it currently has no troops stationed there.’
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