Protesters Removed By Korean Police to Allow Convoy Access to THAAD Site
Like I have always said, Korean authorities can open the road to the THAAD site any time they want to, they just choose not to on a daily basis:
Protestors failed to block 32 vehicles carrying construction equipment and materials onto a military base Friday in South Korea where the U.S. Army operates a missile-defense system, according to local media.
More than 50 people staged a sit-in as trucks approached the former golf course that’s home to a U.S.-built and operated Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, or THAAD, about 190 miles south of Seoul in Seongju, The Joongang Ilbo, an English-language newspaper, reported.
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You can read more at the link, but the article says the convoy brought in construction material to help with barracks renovations and remove old construction waste from the site.
Protesters have been blocking the road since the THAAD battery was put in which causes daily logistical support to the site to be conducted by helicopter. Only when materials that cannot be moved by helicopter need to be brought in does the police open the road. I have always been concerned that over an extended period of time this could increase the chances of a helicopter crash happening.
