USFK Confirms THAAD Remains in South Korea
After all the trouble to put the THAAD system in back in 2017 it makes sense that it would not be moved to the Middle East:
U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing at the Capitol in Washington, April 10, 2025, in this photo captured from the committee’s website. Yonhap
The United States has not moved its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system from South Korea to the Middle East to support its military operations against Iran, but “munitions” are awaiting transfer there, U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) Commander Gen. Xavier Brunson said Tuesday.
The general made the remarks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in Washington, following speculation that the U.S. military has repositioned or will move USFK assets to the Middle East to back up America’s war efforts against the Islamic Republic.
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The THAAD proved to be useless. The Iranian drones destroyed all the THAAD batteries in the Gulf states, because they were stationary and easy to target with round bullseye signs on them. I imagine it will be the exact same thing when the Chinese or North Korean drones are done with them.
It’s a shame about all those THAAD interceptors shot down by ballistic missiles.
Then the Iranian leadership stole American bombs, brought them into their homes and offices, and destroyed them.
And you beat the hell out of that kid in gym class by repeatedly punching his fist with your face.
CH, it seems you’ve stumbled on how the USA lost the Cold War to the USSR… they just got bored and put Boris Yeltsin in charge… Where he destroyed the economy more thoroughly than the West could ever have done, and handed the ruins to Vlad Putin… Really put us to shame…
But Mad Bob is not playing with a full deck…
@Mad Bob, what you are claiming is not true. Provide a link proving all the THAAD batteries were destroyed. I already know you can’t and if anything U.S. missile defense has been the stars of the recent conflict with the only criticism being everyone in the Gulf wants more of it.
How US’ expensive THAAD missile defence umbrella failed to protect Gulf states?
https://news24online.com/world/iran-war-rs-13200559255800-how-us-expensive-thaad-missile-defence-umbrella-failed-to-protect-gulf-states/810904/