South Korea: Investigation Into The Deployment Of Four Missile Launchers Of The THAAD

An American military vehicle rides amidst a crowd hostile to the THAAD in Seongju on April 26, 2017

In South Korea, the controversy over the deployment of an American missile intercept system has been revived. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who was elected three weeks ago, accuses his own defense ministry of deliberately hiding the arrival of four additional launchers belonging to the shield called THAAD. Moon Jae-in ordered the opening of an investigation.