DefenceTalkA group of South Korean opposition lawmakers defied President Park Geun-Hye and left for China on Monday (Aug 8) to discuss the deployment of a US anti-missile system that has opened a damaging rift between Seoul and Beijing. Park had urged the MPs to scrap their trip, arguing that it would boost China’s opposition to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-mps-defy-president-with-china-visit-67963/

DefenceTalkThe United States is to deploy an advanced missile defence system in South Korea, the two sides said Friday, as North Korea warned the latest US sanctions against its leader amounted to a “declaration of war”. News of the unprecedented sanctions targeting Kim Jong-Un came as North Korea marked 22 years since the death of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-deploy-missiles-in-south-korea-as-north-korea-riled-67804/

DefenceTalkMoscow seeks legally binding guarantees that the United States’ plans to deploy missile defense technologies in Eastern Asia are not directed against Russia, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Friday. The United States has been in dialogue with South Korea over the proposed deployment of the THAAD system over the past year. THAAD is capable of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/moscow-us-missiles-in-asia-not-to-target-russia-67428/

DefenceTalkA top U.S. official says Washington still hopes to hold a dialogue with Beijing on the possible deployment of an advanced missile defense system, known as THAAD, in South Korea. At an Air Force Association policy seminar Thursday in Washington’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, Assistant Secretary of State Frank Rose reiterated the assertion that THAAD would […]https://www.defencetalk.com/top-us-official-washington-seeking-thaad-dialogue-with-beijing-67408/

DefenceTalkRegarding North Korea’s firing of a long-range missile on February 9, President Park Geun-hye had a telephone conversation with US President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to push for stronger and more effective punitive sanctions at the level of the UN Security Council. All three leaders also agreed on the need for […]https://www.defencetalk.com/korea-us-hold-official-discussion-of-thaad-deployment-in-usfk-67034/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea and the United States were set to open talks Friday on the possible deployment — vehemently opposed by China — of an advanced US missile defence system to counter the growing threat from North Korea. South Korea’s defence ministry said initial discussions would focus on potential locations, as well as cost-sharing and a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-us-open-missile-shield-talks-66921/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea Wednesday dismissed China’s warning that the planned deployment of a US missile defence system could damage ties, stressing that it was to counter “growing threats” from North Korea. “The deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system (THAAD) is a measure of self-defence against growing nuclear and missile threats from North Korea,” […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-dismisses-china-warning-on-us-missile-system-66849/

DefenceTalkRussia on March 24 warned the United States against sending a ballistic missile defence system to South Korea, saying it could threaten regional security. Washington says it wants to deploy the system, known as THAAD, to South Korea as a deterrent to military provocation by North Korea. “Such a development cannot but cause concern about […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-warns-us-against-sending-missile-defence-to-south-korea-63627/

DefenceTalkThe U.S. will soon have another system to defend against ballistic missiles. Raytheon Company delivered its ninth AN/TPY-2 ballistic missile defense radar to the Missile Defense Agency, six months ahead of schedule. AN/TPY-2 is an integral element of the Ballistic Missile Defense System. It is a mobile X-band radar that helps protect civilians and infrastructure […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usa-raytheon-ballistic-missile-defense-radar-59086/

DefenceTalkThe United States is to deploy a THAAD missile defense battery to defend its bases on the Pacific island of Guam, the Pentagon said Wednesday following threats from North Korea. The news that the ground-based system would be in place in the coming weeks came after two Aegis anti-missile destroyers were sent to the western […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-missile-shield-sent-to-guam-after-north-korea-threat-47350/