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To dodge China's missiles, the US Air Force is spreading out to more bases. Now it's looking for ways to defend them.
The Air Force is spreading out its forces, but operating from more bases means it has more bases to…
Christopher Woody
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Pentagon on THAAD deployment: 'We want to do this as quickly as possible'
"This year, Pyongyang successfully conducted two nuclear tests, an intercontinental ballistic missi…
Amanda Macias
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The US will soon test THAAD missile defenses as tensions with North Korea mount
Despite being planned months ago, the U.S. missile defense test will gain significance in the wake …
Daniel Brown,Reuters
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The US approves $15 billion sale of THAAD air-defense systems to Saudi Arabia
King Salman of Saudi Arabia also agreed to purchase Russia's S-400 missile-defense systems on Thurs…
Daniel Brown
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China is going after South Korea's wallet in their dispute over the THAAD missile system
In the days after, the company said 23 Lotte Mart stores in China were shut down by authorities the…
Christopher Woody
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US Army chief to Chinese counterpart: Relax, THAAD deployment is not a threat to China
"Certainly the Russians and the Chinese and other stakeholders understand that in South Korea besid…
Amanda Macias
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South Korea just revealed where it's going to install the THAAD missile system
"Oh, it's going to happen. It's a necessary thing," US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said during a d…
Amanda Macias
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Sorry China and Russia, but the US has to put its THAAD missile system in South Korea
"Certainly the Russians and the Chinese and other stakeholders understand that in South Korea besid…
Amanda Macias
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Pentagon: The THAAD deployment to South Korea is only the first step if North Korea doesn't behave
A South Korean army soldier watches a TV news program showing images published Thursday in North Ko…
Amanda Macias
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China: South Korea should think twice about the deployment of America's THAAD missile defense system
"Certainly the Russians and the Chinese and other stakeholders understand that in South Korea besid…
Amanda Macias
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We spent a day with THAAD, the world's most advanced missile system that has North Korea spooked
THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) is a unique missile-defense system with unmatched preci…
Amanda Macias
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China warns South Korea that deploying THAAD missile system would trigger a Cold War-like arms race
The deployment of the THAAD system would be aimed at North Korea in order to provide protection for…
Jeremy Bender
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US redirects Navy carrier strike group, deploys high altitude defense missile system and patriot battalions to the Middle East amid escalations by Iran in the Israel-Hamas war
In a Saturday statement, US Department of Defense officials said additional troops have been given …
Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert
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A 1960s-era cannon is 'kicking ass' against Russia's drones, but the country that makes ammo for it won't send more to Ukraine
Despite being close to 50 years old, the Gepard self-propelled anti-aircraft gun has filled an impo…
Benjamin Brimelow
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What dodging North Korean missiles taught me about shooting down Kim Jong Un's growing arsenal
As a South Korean military interpreter participating in an exercise with the US on August 29, 2017,…
Jessup Jong
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The US Army faces a threat from the air that the Air Force can't stop. Here's how it's trying to defend itself
The US Army shrunk its air-defense arsenal after the Cold War. Now it's rebuilding it to counter ne…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US military is reportedly looking to install anti-missile defenses in Germany - and it's sure to rankle Russia
"I am sure the Kremlin will raise strong concerns about any potential US THAAD deployment in German…
John Haltiwanger
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China and North Korea's worst nightmare is coming true with US missile defenses in South Korea
Even though THAAD is a purely defensive weapons system that doesn't have warheads on its missiles, …
Alex Lockie
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Why a purely defensive, unarmed US missile defense system scares the pants off of China
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test at …
Alex Lockie
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South Korea's president made a move signaling a possible strike on North Korea
The THAAD can only block shorter-range missiles, and it does so with a powerful radar that scares t…