South Korea and United States are in the final stages to deploy THAAD air defense missile system 10807162

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South Korea and United States are in the final stages to deploy THAAD air defense missile system
According "the Korea Times" newspaper, Three sites have been shortlisted as candidates for hosting a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, according to military sources, Monday,July 4, 2016. The candidate locations are Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province, Waegwan in North Gyeongsang Province and Gunsan in North Jeolla Province.
     
According the "the Korea Times" newspaper, Three sites have been shortlisted as candidates for hosting a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery, according to military sources, Monday,July 4, 2016. The candidate locations are Pyeongtaek in Gyeonggi Province, Waegwan in North Gyeongsang Province and Gunsan in North Jeolla Province. THAAD can shoot down tactical ballistic missiles, and the system sees much farther and flies higher than Patriot missile. (Photo MARIE BERBEREA/U.S. ARMY)
     
The negociations to deploy U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery are in the fnal stages ans the location will be announced in a month or two.

Since North Korea launched a long-range rocket in February, the allies have held negotiations on the deployment of air defense missile system in order to effectively deal with Pyongyang’s evolving missile threats.

In February 2016, Seoul and Washington began talks on whether to allow the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to deploy a THAAD unit on the Korean Peninsula. Beijing is strongly opposed to the deployment, out of concerns that the battery’s AN/TPY-2 radar could spy on China’s military activities and missile capabilities.

Last week, Defense Minister Han Min-koo told the National Assembly that the allies would wrap up THAAD discussions within this month, raising speculations that they could come up with an official decision at the Security Consultation Meeting scheduled for October in Washington.

Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) is a United States Army anti-ballistic missile system designed to shoot down short, medium, and intermediate ballistic missiles in their terminal phase using a hit-to-kill approach.

The THAAD (theatre high-altitude area defence) missile system is an easily transportable defensive weapon system to protect against hostile incoming threats such as tactical and theatre ballistic missiles at ranges of 200 km and at altitudes up to 150 km.

Two THAAD batteries have been activated at Fort Bliss, Texas. The first THAAD Battery (A-4 ADA Battery) was activated in May 2008. The second THAAD Battery (A-2 ADA Battery) was activated in October 2009.