US vs North Korea: South Korea rejects Trump $1bn missile defence billus,north korea

South Korea on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s suggestion that it should pay for a $1 billion missile defence system to guard against threats from the North Korea.

The first parts of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) system have already been delivered to a former golf course in the South — infuriating China — at a time of heightened tensions over Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programmes.

Top US officials have said THAAD will be operational “within days”.

“I informed South Korea it would be appropriate if they paid. It’s a billion-dollar system,” Trump was quoted by Reuters.

“It’s phenomenal, shoots missiles right out of the sky.”

Meanwhile, US Pacific Command chief, Admiral Harry Harris, says the military was set to bring leader Kim Jong-Un “to his senses, not to his knees.”