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Lawmaker wants THAAD system permanently deployed in Guam
HAGÅTÑA, Guam—The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense or THAAD was first deployed to Guam on an “expeditionary” basis in April 2013, following North Korean threats to the Island.
Following the release of Guam’s first permanent THAAD battery outside the continental United States, Senator Frank B. Aguon Jr. releases the following statement:
“Today, North Korea is believed to possess intermediate‐range ballistic missiles, which potentially have the range to carry a nuclear warhead as far as the Philippines and Guam,” said Senator Frank Aguon, Jr. “So, first and foremost, the THAAD missile battery is our island’s protection against a North Korean missile launch.”
The THAAD system is capable of shooting down short, medium, and intermediate range ballistic missiles. THADD is a land‐based element that can shoot down a ballistic missile inside and just outside the atmosphere. It uses hit‐to-kill technology; kinetic rather than explosive energy destroys the incoming warhead.
Aguon further stated, “The permanent stationing of the THAAD defense system will most definitely deter Guam’s aggressors, while ensuring sustained protection against any new threats to the Asia‐Pacific region.”
With the support of Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo and members of the 32nd Guam Legislature, Aguon put forth Resolution 186‐32 (COR) to call attention to our nation’s leaders to permanently station the THAAD missile defense system on Guam. (PR)
