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Four more THAAD launchers deployed amid protests

Four more rocket launchers for a U.S. missile defense system were soon to be deployed here Thursday after police removed hundreds of protesters from the site. Clashes occurred throughout the night as some 400 residents fought off police officers near their community center in Seongju, some 300 kilometers south of Seoul, where the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) sy...

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-07 08:28

THAAD deployment complete

4 more THAAD launchers to be deployed Thursday

The U.S. military plans to deploy the four remaining launchers for the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in the southeastern county of Seongju, Thursday, despite strong opposition from residents and activists, the defense ministry said Wednesday. The ministry said the government has decided to allow the United States Forces Korea (USFK) to carry out provisio...

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-06 19:21

Supporters of nuclear armament raise voices

Some conservative lawmakers are calling for South Korea to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) to develop its own nuclear weapons as a balancing act against a nuclear North Korea. Their demand is mostly being ignored, but supporters of nuclear armament are raising voices following North Korea’s sixth nuclear test. The most vocal is Rep. Won Yoo-chul of th...

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-06 16:54

US-N. Korea peace treaty would be 'disaster'

The United States should never sign a peace treaty with North Korea just to control the reclusive country’s nuclear threats, experts on the North warned Wednesday. The warning comes after Pyongyang conducted its sixth nuclear test Sunday, the most powerful one to date, claiming it successfully exploded a hydrogen bomb that was small enough to be loaded onto its intercontinent...

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-06 16:44

China should step up on North Korea

China should play a greater role in stopping North Korea from repeating its nuclear and missile tests, according to South Korea’s Vice Defense Minister Suh Choo-suk. Suh called for Beijing to cooperate with the international community more actively for additional, harsher sanctions on the North that conducted its sixth nuclear test Sunday in defiance of previous U.N. Security...

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-06 16:22

US-N. Korea peace treaty would be 'disaster'

Additional THAAD launchers to be installed in S. Korea

The U.S. military will deploy additional missile interceptor launchers to its base in a southern town early Thursday despite strong opposition from residents and activists.

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-06 15:01

'No war on Korean Peninsula'

South Korea cannot accept war as an option to deal with the North Korean nuclear threat, a senior Seoul diplomat said Tuesday in the wake of Pyongyang's sixth and most powerful atomic test. Second Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun reminded a forum here that Washington has repeatedly put "all options" on the table over North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-06 11:13

US will scrap missile payload limit

President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump have agreed to lift the limit on the maximum weight of warheads to be mounted on South Korean ballistic missiles in an effort to boost Seoul’s self-defense capabilities. They reached the agreement during a telephone conversation late Monday following the North’s sixth nuclear test, Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday.

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-05 17:20

Moon turning hawkish toward North Korea

Moon, Trump agree to lift warhead weight limit on S. Korean missiles to counter N. Korea provocation

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to remove the limit on the payload of South Korean missiles under the allies' missile guideline in a move to enhance South Korea's own defense capabilities against North Korean provocations, Seoul's presidential office Cheong Wa Dae said Tuesday. The agreement was reached in a telephone conversation bet...

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-05 00:34

Moon pressed to ditch dialogue option

South Korea moving to build nuclear-powered submarines

South Korea is moving in earnest to build the nation’s own nuclear-powered submarines as part of efforts to enhance its domestic defensive capabilities amid evolving threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs. The move is in line with President Moon Jae-in’s vow to better deal with North Korean submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) threats. During his presi...

Defense Affairs | 2017-09-04 20:26

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