One Year Later, South Korea’s Anti-THAAD Fight Continues

by ZoominKorea | Jul 14, 2017 | Audio/Video, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

July 12 marked one year since the beginning of the Seongju residents’ struggle to stop the deployment of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system. So far, the AN/TPY-2 radar — the main component of the THAAD battery that will...

U.S. Peace Delegation Heads to Seongju, S Korea

by ZoominKorea | Jul 14, 2017 | News, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

A U.S. peace delegation will travel to South Korea from July 23 to 28 to stand with the South Korean people fighting against the U.S. THAAD deployment and build solidarity with the peace movement there. The peace delegation will include Jill Stein of the Green Party...

Postcard From Seongju’s Anti-THAAD Protest

by ZoominKorea | Jun 29, 2017 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

This article was originally published in The Diplomat. By Jon Letman A year after being chosen to host THAAD, protests in Seongju show little sign of ending. SEONGJU COUNTY, SOUTH KOREA — In late May, at the peak of harvest season, workers busily inspect and pack...

The U.S. Deployed Four Additional THAAD Launchers Without Moon’s Knowledge

by ZoominKorea | Jun 3, 2017 | News, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance

The South Korean Defense Ministry, still run by members of the previous Park Geun-hye administration, reportedly hid key information from the new Moon Jae-in administration about the deployment of four additional U.S. THAAD launchers in South Korea. In April, prior to...

S Korean Activists Discuss Left Priorities in the Moon Jae-in Era, Part 1

by ZoominKorea | May 19, 2017 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Reunification, Stop THAAD

After months of mass protests that led to the impeachment of former President Park Geun-hye, South Korea now has a new administration. Where does the mass movement go from here? ZoominKorea asked labor, LGBT, and peace/reunification activists in South Korea about...

Missile Defense and the Security Dilemma: THAAD, Japan’s “Proactive Peace,” and the Arms Race in Northeast Asia

by ZoominKorea | May 8, 2017 | Analysis, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

By J.J. Suh Originally published in Asia Pacific Journal Since Seoul and Washington announced “an alliance decision” to deploy a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system to South Korea in July 2016, the little-known weapon system has given rise to intense...