U.S. to Add Missile Defense Batteries in South Korea

The U.S. and South Korean military command in Seoul announced yesterday that new U.S. missile defense batteries would be deployed in South Korea (see GSN, Nov. 20, 2003).

The U.S. Eighth Army’s 35th Air Defense Brigade, equipped with Patriot Advanced Capability-2 and -3 missile interceptors, will be dispatched to South Korea, according to a press release. Two interceptor batteries are planned to be deployed at Gwangju Air Base and the brigade’s headquarters will be located at Osan Air Base, the command said (Associated Press/Times of India, April 30).

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