TOKYO (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the administrative head of the Seongju County asked the ministry to choose another site for the THAAD deployment instead of the one initially picked.
According to the ministry, as cited by the Yonhap news agency, the alternative site will be considered as soon as possible.
The announcement is said to have been made as county residents had formally asked the government to find a different spot for the THAAD within the county.
In July, South Korea and the United States announced that they had agreed to deploy the system in the Seongju County amid increased tensions on the peninsula over North Korea's nuclear and missile program.
The THAAD system is designed to intercept short, medium and intermediate ballistic missiles at the terminal incoming stage.
