White House national-security chief Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster told his South Korean counterpart that the U. S. would pay for a missile-defense system designed to protect against a North Korean missile attack, apparently reversing President Donald Trump’s remark on Thursday…
SEOUL — White House national-security chief Lt. Gen. H. R. McMaster told his South Korean counterpart that the U. S. would pay for a missile-defense system designed to protect against a North Korean missile attack, apparently reversing President Donald Trump’s remark on Thursday that South Korea should pay for the roughly $1 billion battery.
In a 35-minute phone call Sunday morning, McMaster told Kim Kwan-jin, South Korea’s national-security adviser, that the U. S. would finance Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or Thaad, as agreed to by the two countries last year, according to a statement from South Korea’s presidential Blue House.
