News & Updates

Jul 21, 2016

Missile Defense News

35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade validates air missile defense readiness in the ROK

DVIDS: In a monumental first, 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, executed an Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise, validating the unit’s ability…

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Jul 21, 2016

Missile Defense News

South Korean President Defends Missile Defense Plan

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is defending her decision to deploy a U.S.-built missile defense system on the country’s southeastern…

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Jul 20, 2016

Missile Defense News

Bordallo says Missile shield not a nuisance

Pacific Daily News: Guam can sleep well at night knowing that a missile shield is stationed permanently on the island,…

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Jul 20, 2016

Threat News

North Korea says missile test simulated attack on South’s airfields

Reuters: North Korea said on Wednesday it had conducted a ballistic missile test that simulated preemptive strikes against South Korean…

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Jul 19, 2016

Missile Defense News

Missile defense system in Seoul to get boost

The Korea Times: The military has begun a project to upgrade the Patriot air defense system to better protect Seoul…

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Jul 19, 2016

Threat News

South Korea says North Korea has fired 3 missiles into sea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Tuesday fired three ballistic missiles into its eastern sea in an apparent…

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Jul 18, 2016

Missile Defense News

CIA director says THAAD deployment is U.S. obligation

The Korea Herald: The decision to place the THAAD missile defense system in South Korea was taken as part of…

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Jul 18, 2016

Missile Defense News

South Korea, Japan, & The U.S. agree on deployment of THAAD missile defense in South Korea, but differ slightly on South China Sea

The Hankyoreh: Senior diplomats from South Korea, the US and Japan met in Honolulu, Hawaii, on July 14 and promised…

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Jul 15, 2016

Other News

THAAD Radiation Fears Spark South Korean Protests

VOA News: Protesters pelted South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn with eggs and water bottles Friday as he tried to…

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Jul 14, 2016

Missile Defense News

U.S. missile defense system to be placed in South Korea farm town

Military Times: SEOUL, South Korea — An advanced U.S. missile defense system will be deployed in a rural farming town…

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