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CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — One month before South Korean voters head to the polls, the two front-runners in the 2022 presidential election have diverged on the idea of deploying another U.S.-made missile defense system in their country.

Yoon Seok-youl, the nominee of the conservative, opposition People Power Party, and Lee Jae-myung of the ruling Democratic Party, have voiced disagreements over hosting a second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, system.

The $800 million THAAD, a product of U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin, can detect and intercept short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles. It can track missiles from 540 miles to 1,864 miles away and defend targets up to 124 miles away, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

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