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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the US Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. US Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters/File Photo

Washington to Provide Saudi Arabia with THAAD Missile Defense

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Oct 7, 2017 | Saudi Arabia

Washington- The US government has approved the sale to Saudi Arabia of the advanced Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system for $15 billion, the State Department said Friday. “This sale furthers US national security and foreign policy...

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A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency. REUTERS/U.S. Department of Defense, Missile Defense Agency/Handout via Reuters

US Hopes to Deploy Successful THAAD System to Korean Peninsula

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 30, 2017 | World

US forces successfully test-fired on Sunday a missile interception system in hopes of later installing it on the Korean peninsula, military officials said. The announcement came a few days after North Korea’s second test of an ICBM. In the American test of the...

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North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un watches a military drill marking the 85th anniversary of the establishment of the Korean People’s Army. KCNA/via REUTERS

China Urges All Sides in N.Korea Standoff to ‘Stop Irritating’ One Another

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2017 | World

China on Wednesday urged all parties in the Korean standoff to stay calm and “stop irritating each other,” a day after North Korea said the United States was pushing the region to the brink of nuclear war. North Korea’s state media published a rare,...

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Protesters stage a rally to oppose a plan to deploy an advanced US missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, in front of the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, March 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

US Moves THAAD Anti-missile to S.Korean Site as North Shows Power

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 26, 2017 | World

South Korea announced Wednesday the installation of key parts of a contentious US missile defense system meant to counter the North hours after Pyongyang displayed its military power. South Korea said in a statement Wednesday that unspecified parts of the Terminal...

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U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and China’s President Xi Jinping walk along the front patio of the Mar-a-Lago estate after a bilateral meeting in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., April 7, 2017. REUTERS/Carlos Barria

US President Presses Chinese President on Trade, North Korea

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 9, 2017 | World

Florida – The rapid action in Syria could be interpreted as a signal of President Trump’s willingness to use military force especially to North Korea and its ally China, as well as other countries like Iran and Russia. This comes as North Korea is developing...