Many of Moon's supporters don't want the system, which U.S. President Donald Trump suggested Seoul should pay for. Yoon said that senior Defense Ministry officials didn't report the arrival of the additional launchers when it gave Moon's policy advisory committee a policy briefing after Moon's inauguration. The THAAD system was installed in the southeastern town of Seongju. The United States stations about 28,500 troops in South Korea as deterrence against potential aggression from North Korea. Since Moon's inauguration, North Korea has test-fired three ballistic missiles in an apparent demonstration of its resolve to bolster its nuclear and missile arsenals to deal with what it calls U.S. military threats.

Source: The China Post May 30, 2017 09:45 UTC