Thaad Deploys To S. Korea After N. Korea Rocket Launches

Credit: Two truck-mounted Thaad launchers were delivered by Boeing C-17 to South Korea on March 6: U.S. Defense Department
Despite objections by China and Russia, the U.S. and South Korea have made good on a July 2016 decision to deploy Lockheed Martin-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (Thaad) interceptors to the Korean Peninsula in response to provocative rocket launches by North Korea. Images released by the U...

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