We spent a day with THAAD, the world's most advanced missile system that has North Korea spooked
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Meet America's THAAD system.
THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) is a unique missile-defense system with unmatched precision, capable of countering threats around the world with its mobility and strategic battery-unit placement.
"It is the most technically advanced missile-defense system in the world," US Army Col. Alan Wiernicki, former commander of the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, told Business Insider in an interview.
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And that demand seems poised to rise following North Korea's fifth and largest nuclear test last week.
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