Have THAAD launchers returned to Seongju base?

AI핵심 요약

• ·All six launchers of the US' Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptors have reportedly been returned to the South Korean military base where they were originally deployed.
• ·Photos of truck-mounted, US-made THAAD launchers positioned in the military base in the southeastern region of Seongju, North Gyeongsang Province, were released Sunday by Yonhap News Agency.
• ·Speculations have persisted as to whether the United States had been seeking to move THAAD-related defense assets in South Korea — which have played a key role in deterrence against North Korea's ballistic missile threats — amid war in the Middle East, since March.
• ·Up to six launchers are believed to have been moved out of the Seongju base to Osan Air Base in Gyeonggi Province.
• ·These launchers gradually returned to the Seongju base, with the final batch recently completing its return, according to local news reports.