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James48

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9. No, they don't.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 10, 2026, 08:29 PM

15 hrs ago

South Korea has a multi-layered air defense system, with both medium and short range missiles, but they rely on the USA for both Patriot and THAAD systems as part of their overall defense.

South Korea doesn’t have any Patriot or THAAD of its own.

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This is not good and has been confirmed by South Korean officials [View all] Bookreadingliberal53 18 hrs ago OP

donnie and the republicans really do relish.... RT Atlanta 17 hrs ago #1

Yep Bookreadingliberal53 17 hrs ago #2

Not sure I believe this, but if it is true, yes, completely bonkers Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #3

I would imagine that the S. Korean military has their own Patriot and THAAD systems along with MarineCombatEngineer 17 hrs ago #4

No, they don't. James48 15 hrs ago #9

But they do have their own systems, which are probably quite capable of defending MarineCombatEngineer 15 hrs ago #13

This was mentioned in a wapo article yesterday: WhiskeyGrinder 17 hrs ago #5

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