US’s Terminal High Altitude Area Defence system in South Korea (Photo: AFP/ VNA)
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US Air Force Lieutenant-General Sam Greaves said in an interview in Washington on Tuesday, that the Defence Department is sticking with plans to bolster the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (Thaad) system as well as lower-altitude Patriot interceptor batteries deployed on the Korean peninsula.
Earlier, US officials said the US military wants to install missile defence radar systems in Hawaii to identify any ballistic missile threats that are fired from North Korea or any hostile nations.