THAAD to have initial operational capability "very soon" - Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. anti-missile defense system being deployed to South Korea will have initial operational capability "very soon," a Pentagon spokesman told reporters on Friday. "It is moving very quickly, it will (have) initial operational capability very soon," Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis said. In an interview, Trump told Reuters on Thursday he wants South Korea to pay for the $1 billion Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. (Reporting by Idrees Ali; Editing by James Dalgleish)