It will do no more good for China to try to prevent South Korea from deploying the U. S. THAAD ballistic missile defense system on its shores with South Korea’s latest announcement that THAAD will come to South Korea.
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo and U. S. Defense Secretary James Mattis reaffirmed the bilateral agreement that deploys the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) ballistic missile system at two sites in South Korea in a phone conversation ahead of Mattis’ visit to South Korean on Feb. 1.
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Mattis, a former General in the United States Marine Corps, will also visit Japan, another of the U. S.’ staunch Asian allies to discuss the situation against China.
During their phone call, Han and Mattis, discussed the security situation on the Korean Peninsula. They agreed to strengthen their defense capability against nuclear and missile threats from North Korea and to develop the bilateral alliance under severe threats from both North Korea and China.
China opposes the deployment of THAAD, claiming the system’s long-range X-band radar will allow the U. S. to better intercept any intercontinental ballistic missile it fires against the U.
