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Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense
![South Korea's New Government Suspends THAAD Deployment Pending Environmental Assessment South Korea's New Government Suspends THAAD Deployment Pending Environmental Assessment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-04-05_02-09-21.jpg)
South Korea's New Government Suspends THAAD Deployment Pending Environmental Assessment
By Ankit Panda
The South Korean presidential office has said the deployment of additional THAAD launchers will be delayed.
![THAAD and China's Nuclear Second-Strike Capability THAAD and China's Nuclear Second-Strike Capability](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-08_05-37-46.jpg)
THAAD and China's Nuclear Second-Strike Capability
By Ankit Panda
China may be afraid that THAAD will degrade its own nuclear second-strike capability.
![US Starts Deploying THAAD Anti-Missile Defense System in South Korea US Starts Deploying THAAD Anti-Missile Defense System in South Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2017-03-07_14-17-12.jpg)
US Starts Deploying THAAD Anti-Missile Defense System in South Korea
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The move is likely to deepen the growing rift between Beijing and Seoul.
![What Is THAAD, What Does It Do, and Why Is China Mad About It? What Is THAAD, What Does It Do, and Why Is China Mad About It?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-25_03-05-39.jpg)
What Is THAAD, What Does It Do, and Why Is China Mad About It?
By Ankit Panda
Hint: It's not about the THAAD interceptor missiles themselves.
![2 Chinese Fighters Entered South Korea's Air Defense Identification Zone 2 Chinese Fighters Entered South Korea's Air Defense Identification Zone](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-02-02_17-28-24.jpg)
2 Chinese Fighters Entered South Korea's Air Defense Identification Zone
By Ankit Panda
Was China trying to send a message?
![Missile Defense and the North Korean Nuclear Threat Missile Defense and the North Korean Nuclear Threat](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-07_09-57-04.jpg)
Missile Defense and the North Korean Nuclear Threat
By Stefan Soesanto
Trilateral missile defense could be a turning point in dealing with the North Korean nuclear threat.
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