Deployment of four more Terminal High Altitude Area Defense launchers may begin as early as next week, local media reported Friday citing unnamed South Korean and US military sources. According to reports, Seoul's Ministry of National Defense and US Forces Korea are likely to transport four additional THAAD launchers, and materials required for their temporary deployment to the site in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, next week. The THAAD deployment was agreed during the Park Geun-hye administration. However, following North Korea's ballistic missile in late July, President Moon Jae-in ordered concerned government bodies to begin the process of deploying four additional launchers on a temporary basis. Minister of National Defense Song Young-moo's letter to residents of the area asking for their understanding has also been interpreted as a sign that additional THAAD launcher deployment is imminent.

Source: The China Post September 01, 2017 08:37 UTC