... and long-awaited decision to deploy the U.S. THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) mobile missile defence complexes in South Korea
was announced
on July 8. The stationing of these purely defence systems, which are ideally suited for the Korean ... ... development of THAAD ER.
www.mda.mil
THAAD launch
The Right Place at the Right Time?
After the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime, North Korea and Iran automatically became the main opponents of THAAD, as the two countries were actively
pursuing missile programmes
...
... another planned military exercise on the Korean peninsula, which lasted from March 7 to April 30. The
exercise
involved 290,000 South Korean and about 15,000 American troops (the
US deployed
an additional marine brigade and air brigade, and also an aircraft ... ...
The purpose of the exercise was the traditional coordination training of South Korean and American troops in case of war with North Korea, drilling tactical moves, and using new equipment.
It should be noted that it was a scheduled exercise. That is, it ...
Working Paper 25/2015
In 2015 Russia and South Korea celebrate the 25th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. Much has been accomplished, but significant potential for collaboration in Northeast Asia to address new and traditional threats remains untapped.
In this analytical paper ...
