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China To Test New Weapons, Stage Live Fire Drills In Retaliation For US THAAD Deployment
Trucks carrying parts of U.S. missile launchers and other equipment needed to set up Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system arrive at Osan air base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, March 6, 2017. (U.S. Force Korea/AP) Two days after the US military began to move the controversial THAAD anti-missile system into its deployment […]
China to go on with drills, weapons tests in response to THAAD deployment – Defense Ministry
“The deployment of the THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea damages the regional strategic balance and stability. The Chinese side is resolutely opposed to this,” Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun told reporters on Thursday, when asked about the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. China launches its 1st domestically-built aircraft carrier (VIDEOS) “China’s military […]
Russia & China Slam US Over THAAD Deployment In South Korea
Russia and China have voiced serious concern after the U.S. military started moving parts of a missile-defense system to a site in South Korea amid increasing tensions with the North. South Korean media reported that the long-planned deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) to South Korea began on Wednesday with the arrival […]
US THAAD anti-missile deployment in S. Korea sparks clashes between locals & police (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
Residents of Seongju county in South Korea clashed with police after US personnel moved the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system onto a golf course in Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Clashes with local villagers, who have been protesting against THAAD deployment for months, erupted when six trailers carrying the radar and other hardware equipment […]
The USFK Take Control Of THAAD Site through Brute Force
On April 22, 80 people, including residents of Seongju and Gimcheon, and Won Buddhists blocked two military vehicles carrying hazardous material from entering the former Lotte golf course, which is now the deployment site for the U.S. THAAD missile defense system. The protesters stood their ground for six hours to stop the vehicles from crossing Jinbat Bridge […]
Grief, solidarity & frantic search for loved ones: #PrayForNice engulfs Twitter in wake of tragedy
Crowds had gathered along the city’s waterfront Promenade des Anglais to watch fireworks marking Bastille Day when a truck ploughed through revelers. The vehicle covered some 2km before the driver was tackled by police. READ MORE: What we know so far about Nice truck rampage on Bastille Day While #PrayForNice and #JeSuisNice were used in […]
CIA Director John Brennan says US must maintain ability to enter foreign airspace without any notification
The US president must maintain the ability to proceed with foreign operations as necessary, including invasion of foreign countries airspace without notifying local governments, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director John Brennan said in a speech at the Brookings Institution on Wednesday. “The president must maintain the ability to take action as appropriate,” Brennan stated. […]