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August 26, 2016

Rift between U.S., China grows over THAAD deployment in South Korea

United Press International: WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (UPI) — The United States is not ruling out the possibility of further sanctions

August 25, 2016

China Ups Pressure on South Korea Over Missile Plan

Voice of America: China appears to be intensifying a diplomatic and cultural campaign against a U.S.-South Korean plan to deploy

August 22, 2016

S. Korean Defense ministry to consider alternative location for US THAAD system

Sputnik: TOKYO (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the administrative head of the Seongju County asked the ministry to choose another site for the

August 22, 2016

A look at America’s top missile defense systems

Business Insider: The THAAD, Patriot, and Aegis platforms are America’s top missile-defense systems, using powerful radars, an advanced network of

August 17, 2016

Defense chief defends Seongju as optimal site for THAAD

Yonhap: South Korea’s defense chief on Wednesday defended the government’s decision to select Seongju, a southeastern county, as the site

August 16, 2016

U.S. lobbies China again on missile defense system

Reuters: A decision by the United States and South Korea to deploy an advanced anti-missile defense system is aimed at

August 12, 2016

S. Korea defense chief to visit THAAD site next week for dialogue

Yonhap: South Korea’s defense chief plans to visit Seongju county, which was selected to host the advanced U.S. missile defense

August 11, 2016

US seeks to ease Chinese anger over missile defense plans

Fox: A senior U.S. military official says an advanced U.S. missile defense system that is to be deployed in South

August 11, 2016

‘THAAD can intercept missiles 100 percent’

Korea Times: Vice Adm. James Syring, director of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA), said Thursday that his country’s advanced

August 11, 2016

U.S. to conduct interception test against Musudan-type missiles next year: MDA chief

Yonhap: SEOUL, Aug. 11 (Yonhap) — The United States will carry out an interception test against Musudan-type intermediate-range ballistic missiles