In a significant move to bolster the United States’ missile defense capabilities, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has ...

A THAAD battery consists of six truck-mounted launchers with eight interceptor missiles on each launcher and a powerful radar. Reloading each launcher takes about 30 minutes, according to reports.

"The noise and electromagnetic waves emanating from THAAD radar will pose grave health threats to residents here," the coalition said in a statement. It said THAAD would cause various domestic and ...