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THAAD Missile System In South Korea Is Now Operational, U.S. Says

The American missile system has caused controversy, partly because President Trump suggested he would charge South Korea for it.
A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense missile interceptor system is now functional at its South Korean site. In this photo from 2013, one of the THAAD systems is seen performing a test launch.

An American THAAD missile defense system is now operational in South Korea, less than two months after its components arrived there, the U.S. military says.

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