The US missile defense system will take under the protection of South Korea after North Korea rocket launch – RBC

missile defense system (THAAD) to intercept ballistic missiles, short and medium range. Photo courtesy US Department of Defense, 2015 Photo: REUTERS 2016

A few hours after the announcement of the rocket launch to space DPRK satellite Pentagon officials and the South Korean army announced the beginning of negotiations on the placement on the peninsula of advanced US missile defense systems

Seoul and Washington’s representatives agreed to start negotiations on the placement on the territory of South Korea advanced US system THAAD missile defense for the protection of the country due the increased missile activity adjacent the DPRK, according to Yonhap agency.

it is noted that against the deployment on the Korean peninsula, these defense systems are China and Russia.

«the United States and South Korea have decided to start formal negotiations the possibility of the deployment of US forces in Korea THAAD systems to improve the effectiveness of missile defense the US-Korean alliance in response to the growing threat posed by North Korea, “- said Deputy Minister of Defence of the Republic of Korea Yu Jae Song during a joint press conference with US-general Lieutenant Thomas Vandals, who heads the command of US troops in South Korea.

The message came a few hours after Sunday, 7 February, Pyongyang announced the successful launch of a missile that is launched to the orbit Kwangmyongsong-4 satellite ( “Bright star-4″), designed to monitor the Earth. And the state news agency KCNA assured that the DPRK will continue to launch satellites.

US Secretary of State John Kerry has accused Pyongyang of violating UN Security Council resolutions and called the launch “a destabilizing and unacceptable challenge” to peace and security. In connection with the launch of a rocket is scheduled for Sunday an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also condemned the launch. “We have to state that Pyongyang does not heed the calls of the international community, once again demonstrating the defiant disregard for international law”, – said in a statement agency. Ministry of Foreign Affairs believes that “such actions lead to a serious aggravation of the situation on the Korean Peninsula and in Northeast Asia as a whole, are playing into the hands of those who puts on bloc policies and capacity of military confrontation».

The American system THAAD (Terminal High altitude Area Defense) is designed for high-altitude extra-atmospheric intercept medium-range missiles.