韓國總統爲部署反導系統提出辯護大綱

South Korean President Park Geun-hye is defending her decision to deploy a U.S.-built missile defense system on the country's southeastern peninsula, as protests against the plan continue.

Chairing a meeting of the National Security Council Thursday, President Park said North Korea's growing ballistic missile capabilities left the government no choice but to deploy the Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, in Seongju county.

The decision has sparked angry protests by residents in Seongju, fearing possible hazards to health and the environment from the radar-based system. Thousands of Seongju residents held a massive demonstration in Seoul Thursday.

Park warned that opposition to the plan to deploy the THAAD system could lead South Koreans "divided" and "confused," which could play right into North Korea's hands.

North Korea launched three ballistic missiles from the western city of Hwangu early Tuesday that flew between 500 and 600 kilometers before falling into the sea off the east coast of the Korean peninsula. The missile launches came a week after Pyongyang threatened to retaliate against Seoul over the deployment of the THAAD system.韓國總統朴槿惠爲她做出的在韓國東南半島部署美國建造的導彈防禦體系的決定進行辯護，與此同時，反對這一決定的抗議活動仍在繼續。

星期四，朴槿惠在主持召開全國安全委員會會議時表示，朝鮮日益增加的彈道導彈能力使韓國政府除了在星州郡部署末段高空區域防禦系統（薩德）外別無選擇。

這個決定激起了星州郡居民的憤怒抗議。他們擔心這個雷達系統有可能給健康和環境造成危害。該郡數千名居民星期四在首爾舉行了大規模示威。

朴槿惠警告說，反對部署薩德計劃有可能導致韓國人的“分裂”和“困惑”，從而給朝鮮以可趁之機。

朝鮮星期二早上從西部華城市發射了三枚彈道導彈，導彈飛行500到600公里後墜入朝鮮半島東部沿海。一個星期前，平壤威脅說，要對韓國部署薩德系統進行報復。