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South Korea’s ruling Democratic Party has put forward the possibility of returning the controversial THAAD anti-missile system to the United States.

National Assembly member Woo Won-shik said in a radio interview that the deployment of THAAD required parliamentary approval. He added that if there were any legal issues related to its deployment, the Democratic Party would recommend returning the system to the US.

In July 2016, Washington and Seoul agreed to deploy THAAD in South Korea, with the procedure beginning in March of 2017. Several neighboring nations have been strongly opposed to its deployment, including China and Russia.