Yahoo:
Presumably in late June, after U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s summit may happen, South Korean President Moon Jae-in will face a dilemma regarding the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) U.S missile system in South Korea. The outcome of the Trump-Kim summit, and any agreement on denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, will influence Moon’s decision. However, whether Moon decides to permanently station THAAD in South Korea or have it removed will create political challenges for his government.
The clock for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula has been ticking fast. This has happened despite Trump’s abrupt decision to pull out of the planned talks in response to North Korea’s own threat to call off the summit. On May 26, Moon’s surprise meeting with Kim at the Panmunjom Peace Village on the demilitarized zone appears to have salvaged the canceled Trump-Kim summit meeting. So far, it U.S officials have resumed negotiating with North Koreans to set up the potential meeting.
