Bloomberg:
Upcoming U.S.-South Korean “war games” may be on hold, but the Pentagon is moving forward with plans to upgrade missile defense systems designed to counter a strike by North Korea against Seoul or other regional allies, according to the director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency.
“We absolutely hope that diplomacy is successful,” Air Force Lieutenant General Sam Greaves said in an interview Tuesday in Washington, “but at the same time we must remain vigilant to provide the capability that’s needed.”
The Defense Department is sticking with plans to bolster the high-altitude interceptor known as Thaad as well as lower-altitude Patriot interceptor batteries deployed on the Korean peninsula, Greaves said.
