Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

July 25, 2016

China says S. Korea damaged 'mutual trust'
Seoul (AFP) July 25, 2016
China has blamed South Korea for damaging "mutual trust" with its planned deployment of an advanced US missile defence system in the face of Beijing's opposition, Yonhap news agency said Monday. Seoul and Washington announced earlier this month their decision to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the South following recent North Korean missile and nuclear tests. The plan to deploy the powerful system, which fires projectiles to smash into enemy missiles, angered Bei ... read more

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