SEOUL/BEIJING ¨C South Korea¡¯s Defense Ministry ¡°intentionally dropped¡± mentioning that four more launchers had been deployed for the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system in a report to President Moon Jae-in¡¯s top aides, his office said on Wednesday.
Moon has ordered a probe at the ministry of defense, saying it was ¡°very shocking¡± the launchers had been brought in without being reported to the new government or to the public, presidential Blue House spokesman Yoon Young-chan said on Tuesday.
The Defense Ministry intentionally omitted details about the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system battery (THAAD) in a report last week, when the new government was preparing for Moon¡¯s summit with U.S. President Donald Trump next month, Yoon told a briefing.
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