Have Rockets, Will Quarrel

... operationally deployed for the first time in April 2013 on the Island of Guam in the Western Pacific. It is still on duty there, covering the U.S. strategic aviation airfield on the island. Potentially, the island is within striking distance of Korean Musadan MRBMs, and THAAD, along with Aegis-carrying ships, is the only asset that has a chance of intercepting these missiles. South Korea, of course, is also interested in buying U.S. missile complexes. The purchase and deployment of American missiles was actively discussed in 2013–2014, but, in the end, the Koreans chose to start developing a missile complex of their ...