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1. THAAD

   Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is an American anti-ballistic missile defense system designed to shoot down short-, medium-, and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase (descent or reentry) by intercepting with a hit-to-kill approach. THAAD was developed after the experience of Iraq's Scud missile attacks during the Gulf War in 1991. The THAAD interceptor carries no warhead, instead relying on its kinetic energy of impact to destroy the incoming missile. Originally a United States Army program, THAAD has come under the umbrella of the Missile Defense Agency. The Navy has a similar program, the sea-based Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System, which also has a land component ("Aegis Ashore"). THAAD was originally scheduled for deployment in 2012, but initial deployment took place in May 2008. THAAD has been deployed in the United Arab Emirates, Israel, Romania, and South Korea. On 17 January 2022, THAAD made its first operational interception, of an incoming medium-range ballistic missile in the UAE.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of THAAD in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of THAAD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of THAAD in a Sentence

1. Thomas Karako:

   North Korea has hundreds of missiles, the THAAD battery is not there to defending the entire peninsula, this is not about having a perfect shield and sitting there and playing catch.

2. South Korea Mark Lippert:

   We've moved, over time, a good deal of missile defense capability to the region, ground-based interceptors to Alaska, surface combatants to the Western Pacific, a THAAD battery on Guam, another radar in Japan in order to be ready and vigilant for anything the North Koreans may or may not do.

3. Yonsei University.Though THAAD:

   It could be that the announcement is made to ensure a future government doesn't walk it back -- like with the THAAD acceleration, there may be some concerns that a future left-leaning government might be less willing to face the DPRK directly.

4. The Pentagon:

   We feel confident that our posture right now is adequate to the challenge and the task, but we do think adding THAAD would simply only improve that posture and improve if you will the reassurance level for our allies.

5. Baek Ga-yoon:

   The decision made by the government to deploy THAAD was not democratic at all.

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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaad