China continues to vocally opposed the missile defense system, despite recent statements by the U. S. and South Korea.
The U. S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system (THAAD) being deployed in South Korea continues to severely bother the Chinese administration despite both South Korean and U. S. officials explicitly stating that it is there purely to defend against potential North Korean aggressions.
“North Korea’s accelerating program of nuclear weapons tests and ballistic missile launches constitute a threat to international peace and security and violate multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions,” U. S. Pacific Command said in a news release regarding the THAAD deployment.
“Continued provocative actions by North Korea, to include [the recent] launch of multiple missiles, only confirm the prudence of our alliance decision last year to deploy THAAD to South Korea,” Navy Adm. Harry Harris, Pacific command commander, was quoted as saying in the news release. “We will resolutely honor our alliance commitments to South Korea and stand ready to defend ourselves, the American homeland, and our allies.”
Experts say the threat from North Korea has increased dramatically since the turn of the decade, and that it is testing ballistic missile technology capable of carrying nuclear warheads. Earlier this month, North Korea fired a number of missiles, each capable of reaching U.
