South Korea’s THAAD: Impact on China’s Nuclear Deterrent

• Main Author: Wu, Riqiang
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; East Asia and Asia Pacific
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81937; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41015
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The ability of the THAAD radar in South Korea to detect and track Chinese strategic missiles could pose a serious threat to China’s nuclear deterrent. The best solution would be to replace the powerful THAAD radar with the less-capable Green Pine radar. Otherwise, we would probably see signs of dete...