U.S. may deploy own THAAD to Middle East

Gen. Vincent Brooks, head of U.S. Army Pacific Command, said Washington is considering deploying a THAAD unit to the Middle East.

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Photo by The U.S. Army


Brooks added that the unit could deploy to South Korea as well.

“The need is there in … those two places, urgently, because we have adversaries who have capability and they have demonstrated that they are willing to use it,” Brooks told Reuters in an interview.

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