The findings of the assessment have cleared the way for the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea.
THAAD is a defence system defence against short, medium and intermediate-range ballistic missile threats. It is also the only US system designed to intercept targets outside and inside the atmosphere.
South Korea first deployed THAAD in 2017. Its location in the south-eastern air base of Seongju, 214 kilometres southeast of Seoul, provoked complaints from China and local residents. Moreover, it also led to concerns that the missile system would emit radiation above safety standards.
The Yoon Suk Yeol administration has been pushing for the "normalisation" of the system for six years, but public protests regarding the system's impact on residents' health have since kept officials from operating THAAD at full capacity.
However, the review's results showed that THAAD generated a maximum level...