SEOUL: Official moves toward the deployment -- fiercely opposed by China -- of a US missile defense system in South Korea highlight the inherent dangers of disunity in dealing with North Korea’s growing military threat, analysts say.

Hours after North Korea’s long-range rocket launch on Sunday, South Korean and US military officials announced they would begin formal discussions on placing the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence System (THAAD) on the North’s doorstep.

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