Li, Jun

Abstract
Despite strong opposition from China and Russia, the US and South Korea proceeded with THAAD deployment, further escalating tension on the Korean Peninsula. As the issue developed, little attention was paid to how North Korea looked at THAAD, while more people and media reports were inclined to believe that “North Korea factor” or “North Korea’s increasing nuclear-missile threat” was the trigger or root cause of American and South Korean insistence on deploying THAAD. Hence, in order to help raise awareness about the actuality and course of this issue, the author of this paper intends to review and analyze North Korea’s attitude and stance on the THAAD issue, by looking at North Korean comments on the US deployment of THAAD in South Korea.
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