SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- Commander of U.S. forces stationed in South Korea said Friday that the U.S. missile shield, called Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), would be deployed to South Korean soil within eight to 10 months from now.
Army Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) commander, made the comments at a lecture in central Seoul, Yonhap news agency reported. His remarks indicated the THAAD deployment here in the second half of 2017.
The size of the THAAD battery, which Seoul and Washington agreed in early July to install in southeastern South Korea, would be bigger than the one deployed to the U.S. island of Guam, the commander said.
One THAAD battery is composed of six mobile launchers, 48 interceptors, a fire control unit and an X-band radar, which is known to emit microwaves detrimental to human bodies and environment.
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