In a conflict with either country, South Korea would benefit from the potential US deployment of Lockheed Martin's Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the country. With its ...

South Korea and the United States announced Wednesday that they will deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province. However, the missile ...

Russia’s ambassador to Seoul believes "the deployment of THAAD batteries in South Korea goes beyond the bounds of tasks of deterring a ‘North Korean’ threat - real or imaginary" MOSCOW ...

Back in 2017, when South Korea opted to deploy the U.S. THAAD system, one response from China was to ban K-pop acts from touring the country. It was a reminder of the salience of soft power.

Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper disclosed that in 2020, the U.S. considered withdrawing THAAD from South Korea, citing concerns that the country was moving closer to China’s sphere ...

China and South Korea maintain close economic ties – with trade and investment flows worth hundreds of billions of dollars ...

"The United States and South Korea have been looking at this very closely for a number of years and THAAD is the solution that the head of US Forces Korea forces has been recommending," Karako added.