YonhapNews:
South Korea’s defense ministry said Thursday it will consider a new site in Seongju for the deployment of an advanced U.S. anti-missile system if the provincial government calls for an availability study.
“If the provincial government demands an availability study on other sites in Seongju that could host the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, efforts will be made to check for an alternative site,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
The ministry’s newly “flexible” stance on the site for the THAAD battery comes after President Park Geun-hye mentioned the possibility of selecting an alternative in Seongju amid strong opposition from residents there.
Earlier in the day, Park said that her government could consider deploying a THAAD battery in a new location within Seongju County, 296 kilometers south of Seoul, rather than the already designated spot.
