Military reaches out to villagers over hosting U.S. missile shield

May 24, 2021

The Korea Herald:


Senior officials from the Ministry of National Defense met on Monday with villagers protesting the military’s decision to host a US anti-missile system near their homes. It was their first in-person gathering to work out the yearslong disagreement.

The government delegation, led by Vice Defense Minister Park Jae-min and municipal leaders, sat down with community members and civic groups in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province, which houses the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system.

Residents have demanded that the military remove the THAAD system ever since its deployment in April 2017. They have refused to acknowledge an informal government review that concluded the THAAD radar posed little risk to public health…



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