North Korea announced late on Thursday the deployment site for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system could be struck with a nuclear weapon should tensions in the region continue to escalate.
On the following morning the South Korean government refuted the North’s statement, calling it "aimed at dividing the South Korean public."
North Korea announced late on Thursday the deployment site for the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system could be struck with a nuclear weapon should tensions in the region continue to escalate.
On the following morning the South Korean government refuted the North’s statement, calling it "aimed at dividing the South Korean public."
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