If a THAAD battery were deployed to South Korea, depending on its exact location, nearly all incoming missiles from the North could be eliminated, as displayed by the following graphic from The ...

After pulling the plug on the Gaeseong Industrial Complex (GIC) in North Korea, South Korea is making strong diplomatic ...

South Korea and the United States announced Wednesday that they will deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery in Seongju County, North Gyeongsang Province. However, the missile ...

With its unmatched precision and mobility, THAAD can hunt and blast incoming ... Friday to discuss potential threats from China and North Korea. In a conflict with either country, South Korea ...

The US successfully shot down a simulated intermediate-range ballistic missile — similar to those being developed by North Korea —using the advanced missile defense system, THAAD. More from ...

Further, using THAAD against hypersonic weapons is entirely unproven. Western analysts remain skeptical. They highlight recent failures involving North Korea’s Hwasong-16 IRBM, leading them to ...

On August 3, North Korea's media published an editorial claiming that the THAAD deployment will place the region in the center of confrontation between global nuclear superpowers SEOUL ...

The alliance cannot hope to address the North Korea threat until it overcomes these three hurdles.

Russia’s ambassador to Seoul believes "the deployment of THAAD batteries in South Korea goes beyond the bounds of tasks of deterring a ‘North Korean’ threat - real or imaginary" MOSCOW ...

Does the U.S. need advanced missile defense? President Trump's announcement to pursue it follows a long history.