USFK chief confirms THAAD remains on Korean Peninsula

US Forces Korea Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson has confirmed that the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system remains deployed on the Korean Peninsula, dismissing speculation that it had been moved to the Middle East. “We've not moved any THAAD systems. So THAAD remains on the (Korean) peninsula,” Brunson said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing held in Washington on Tuesday. He added that while the system itself has not been relocated, related munitions are being prepared for tra

By The Korea Herald