S. Korea rejects Trump THAAD talk

Reaction comes after president said US would not pay for missile system

SEOUL - South Korea on Friday denied US President Donald Trump's comments about the cost of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system that was deployed in the nation's southeast region earlier this week.

An official at Seoul's defense ministry said that there has been no change made in its basic principle that South Korea provides land and infrastructure while the United States side pays the cost to deploy and operate the THAAD system.