FOREIGN POLICY/SOUTH KOREA: “A top South Korean national-security official sought to tamp down concerns about the government’s commitment to a controversial U.S. missile-defense system, days after Seoul raised alarms about whether it would proceed with the deployment.
Chung Eui-yong, the head of South Korea’s presidential National Security Office, said the new left-leaning government under President Moon Jae-in had ‘no intention of fundamentally changing what it has promised under the South Korea-U.S. alliance.’
Mr. Moon wouldn’t make any decisions on Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense lightly and would continue to work closely with the U.S., Mr. Chung told reporters.
Mr. Chung’s remarks appeared aimed at offering some reassurances after the presidential Blue House said on Wednesday that it would suspend deployment of Thaad until an environmental review of the deployment site in southern South Korea was completed.”
-Johnathan Cheng, “South Korea’s Stance on U.S. Missile-Defense System Hasn’t Shifted, Official Says,” The Wall Street Journal online, June 9, 2017 06:20am