US EditionUS did not move defense system from Korea, general says
Brunson said the missile defense system remains on the peninsula while munitions are waiting to move, amid concerns over deterrence.
- On Tuesday, U.S. Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson testified that the U.S. has not moved the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system from South Korea, contradicting speculation that assets were being redeployed to the Middle East.
- Rumors of redeployment emerged last month in The Washington Post, fueled by past operational shifts where radars were relocated to Osan Air Base in advance of 'Midnight Hammer,' U.S. attacks on Iran last June.
- Clarifying the asset status, Brunson noted that while the THAAD system remains, 'munitions' are currently awaiting transfer, and previous equipment sequencing caused 'a big kerfuffle on the peninsula.'
- During the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing, Brunson emphasized that 'political expediency does not outpace the conditions' for transferring wartime operational control to South Korea, a transition South Korean President Lee Jae Myung seeks by 2030.
- Brunson reiterated his focus on 'capabilities over numbers' to address evolving strategic dilemmas, asserting that resident capabilities are imperative to understand the shift from capacity to capability on the Korean Peninsula.
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The commander of the US forces in Korea confirmed that no THAAD system had recently been moved from South Korea to the Middle East to strengthen the US presence.
US Forces Korea chief says THAAD missile defenses remain in South Korea
U.S. Forces Korea Commander Xavier Brunson has denied that a key missile defense system for defending against North Korean threats has been removed from the Korean Peninsula, while acknowledging the munitions for the system are still being sent to the Middle East. Brunson made the comments during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington […]
The United States did not withdraw a key missile defence system from South Korea, provided an American military officer on Tuesday, following information that Washington had transferred some of its components to the Middle East, reports AFP.
A US military official said on Tuesday that the United States has not moved a key missile defense system from South Korea, despite earlier reports that Washington was moving parts of it to the Middle East.
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US military says key weapons system staying in South Korea
The United States has not moved a key missile defense system out of South Korea, a US military official said Tuesday, following reports that Washington was shifting parts of it to the Middle East.
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