South Korea’s new president decided to halt deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Air Defense (THAAD) system last week—pending environmental review. The failure to provide critical information regarding South Korea’s security rightly incensed Moon, and ensured he will clean house. However, outside observers are skeptical that the review may be a ploy to reverse South Korean public support for the deployment. North Korea's missile advances across the board are cause for concern--and cause for defensive countermeasures. At that time, the United States and South Korea should reestablish a coordinated strategy for addressing the North Korean problem and focus on South Korean vulnerabilities to North Korean missiles in a comprehensive fashion, while also improving South Korean governmental transparency on these issues.

Source: Forbes June 11, 2017 22:41 UTC