WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Despite high concern and strong opposition in East Asia, the U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday said the United States would deploy the highly controversial Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) anti-missile system to South Korea "as soon as possible."
"We will deploy as soon as possible a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense battery to our Korean ally", Kerry said at the start of two-day foreign and defense ministerial talks between the two countries in Washington, vowing the United States would "do whatever is necessary" to defend its allies in the region,
"The recent dramatic increase in North Korean nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches remind us of the grave threat it poses to our collective security," said U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter at the start of the talks, reiterating the U.S. commitment to provide "extended deterrence, guaranteed by the full spectrum of U.S. defense capabilities".
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