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US Forces Korea Confirm THAAD Operational, Can Intercept DPRK Missiles

US Forces Korea spokesman Col. Rob Manning said that the THAAD missile defense system is currently operational and ready to defend South Korea if Pyongyang... 01.05.2017, Sputnik International

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US Forces Korea Confirm THAAD Operational, Can Intercept DPRK Missiles

23:52 GMT 01.05.2017 (Updated: 00:00 GMT 02.05.2017)

© AP Photo / U.S. Force KoreaIn this photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks carrying U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at the Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017.

In this photo provided by U.S. Forces Korea, trucks carrying U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at the Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Monday, March 6, 2017. - Sputnik International

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US Forces Korea spokesman Col. Rob Manning said that the THAAD missile defense system is currently operational and ready to defend South Korea if Pyongyang launches an attack.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The THAAD missile defense system is currently operational and ready to defend South Korea if Pyongyang launches an attack, US Forces Korea spokesman Col. Rob Manning told Sputnik.

"US Forces Korea confirms the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system is operational and has the ability to intercept North Korean missiles and defend the Republic of the Korea," Manning said on Monday.