Seoul said it is unsure of when the ongoing Washington-Seoul joint discussion on the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea will end.
The deployment of THAAD, the U.S. missile defense system, to Seoul has been a bone of contention between Washington and Beijing, with Washington claiming the system is necessary to counter Pyongyang’s missiles. But Beijing firmly opposes the deployment, saying the system can be used against them.
Seoul said it is unsure of when the ongoing Washington-Seoul joint discussion on the deployment of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea will end.
The deployment of THAAD, the U.S. missile defense system, to Seoul has been a bone of contention between Washington and Beijing, with Washington claiming the system is necessary to counter Pyongyang’s missiles. But Beijing firmly opposes the deployment, saying the system can be used against them.
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