BEIJING, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- South Korea on Friday announced a new site for a U.S. missile shield in the country amid strong opposition from locals and its neighbors, just days after Washington announced to speed up the deployment set by the end of the year.
Seoul's latest move apparently came under U.S. pressure. Yet it takes two to tango. Uncle Sam's missile shield Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system cannot roll into South Korea without permit.
South Korea, however, must be clearly aware that what Uncle Sam will bring is not a missile shield to protect it, but "a big bad wolf in disguise" that will wreak havoc on its own homeland, since local residents and neighboring countries are focusing their angry eyes on it.
THAAD's planned deployment is in the name of protecting South Korea's security, but actually is aimed at protecting U.S. troops stationed in the country.
Saying that THAAD can counter the nuke and missile threat from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is merely a ruse. It is not a material guarantee for South Korea's security, as THAAD itself is a curse.
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