Yonhap News Agency:

South Korea’s defense ministry on Friday made public the draft of its environmental impact assessment on a U.S. THAAD missile defense unit in a southern county, a procedure required for its full-fledged deployment.

The move signaled progress in the ministry’s push for the “normalization” of the battery in Seongju, 217 kilometers southeast of Seoul, which has held the status of a “temporary” installation pending the assessment.

The draft is available at community service centers in the city of Gimcheon and Seongju County through March 24, according to the ministry.

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