Janes360:
South Korean defence minister Han Min-koo said the US Army’s Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, an advanced air defence system to be deployed in the Northeast Asian country, will be capable of intercepting North Korea’s submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).
“If the North fires an SLBM at South Korea from the east coast, it can be intercepted by THAAD, just like Musudan missiles, since North Korea will have to adjust the range of the missiles, which can fly 2,000 kilometres,” the minister told the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) on 10 July.
“THAAD is a missile interception system for short-range and intermediate-range missiles whose range is under 3,000 km, and it can intercept any of the North’s scud, No Dong, and Musudan missiles,” Han said, adding that one THAAD unit can cover half or two-thirds of South Korea.
