September 30, 2016 2:24 PM

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South Korea announces new location for deploying North Korea focused US anti-missile defence system

South Korea today formally announced a new location for deploying a North Korea focused US anti-missile defence system, after protests from local residents over potential health and environmental hazards. <br/><br/>The Defence Ministry said that the site would be shifted 18 kilometres to the north of the air base to a Golf Course. Seoul and Washington agreed to deploy the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in the South Korea after North Korea conducted a series of missile tests in the wake of its fourth nuclear test in January.

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