UPI:
SEOUL, July 5 (UPI) — A debate is escalating over command of THAAD, the U.S. anti-missile defense system, and whether the United States or South Korea is to have the final say on a response in the case of a North Korea attack.
South Korean Defense Minister Han Min-koo told parliamentarians Tuesday in a scenario of a North Korean ballistic missile attack, Seoul has four to eight minutes to respond, local newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun reported
“A very sophisticated operation management procedure has been developed,” Han said.
Han’s response, however, evaded a question from Justice Party spokesman Kim Jong-dae, who had asked Han which military would issue the command to intercept an incoming missile, Yonhap reported.
Han later added South Korea holds “operational control” during peacetime and U.S. Forces Korea plays a role in support of that strategy.
