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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
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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
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...Caption:
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
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,...Caption:
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
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...Caption:
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