U.S. Begins Shipping Controversial Anti-Missile System to South Korea

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The United States has begun shipping a controversial anti-missile system to South Korea after North Korea test-launched four medium-range missiles on Monday, U.
S.
officials told NBC News.
"The reality is that China is opposed to THAAD deployment not because of South Korea, but because of the U.
S.
, and so if the U.
S.
works closely with South Korea to alleviate China`s pressure against South Korea, more South Koreans will openly support THAAD installation," Yang said.
"Defense officials stressed that THAAD "is strictly a defensive system" aimed solely at defending South Korea against North Korean missiles.
It is against the principles of free trade to put economic pressure against South Korea," Kim told NBC News.
The system, called THAAD, which stands for Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, is an anti-missile system designed to counter a threat like that from North Korea.