South Korea deploys US Thaad anti-missile defence system amid protests

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  • 7 years ago
South Korea's defence ministry said four additional launchers of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) anti-missile system have been deployed on Thursday, 7 September, by the US to counter threats emerging from North Korea. Launchers and other components were brought to Seongju, about 300km south of Seoul, amid heavy protests from locals and environmental activists.

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