The editorial accused the U.S. secretary of State of openly asserting the deployment of THAAD in south Korea.

The assertion clearly proves that the U.S. is making the deployment of THAAD in south Korea an established fact, giving the lie to the "government's" assertion that there has been neither request nor discussion nor decision on the issue of the deployment of THAAD so far, it said, adding:

The Park Geun Hye's "government" should clarify its negative stand on the deployment of THAAD, though belatedly.