The commander of U.S. forces in South Korea said Friday a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system battery will be deployed to South Korea within eight to 10 months, an official from the U.S. forces in South Korea said.
The official was commenting on a Yonhap news agency report on remarks made by Vincent Brooks, commander of United States Forces Korea, in which he laid out plans for the deployment.
Brooks said rotating strategic weaponry onto the Korean Peninsula will have a deterrent effect against North Korean provocations, according to the agency. He also said the battery will be bigger than one deployed in Guam.