The United States said Wednesday that it would deploy a missile-defense system to South Korea as soon as possible, despite opposition from China.
US Secretary Of State John Kerry confirmed that the THAAD system would soon be sent to the peninsula at a meeting with South Korean ministers in Washington.
Washington sees the US-built Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system as protection against North Korea's pursuit of missile and nuclear technology.
But China has warned it sees it as a threat to the balance of power in the region, fearing it would make its own nuclear deterrent less credible.
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