The U.S. army had expedited the movement of the THAAD battery to South Korea ahead of Moon’s anticipated victory in the snap presidential election last month. An official from the president’s office Wednesday said that the missile defence system would be frozen as it is. But there was no hurry to get the system up and running, given that North Korea had been a threat to the South for years, the official said. Most have been intermediate- or medium-range missiles that can reach all parts of South Korea. The THAAD system was deployed to intercept those missiles, but it has greatly angered Beijing, which is concerned that powerful radar will be used to spy on China.

Source: thestar June 07, 2017 23:48 UTC