Korea's presidential office has reiterated its position that no decision can be made about the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system to South Korea... simply because there has been no request from Washington.<br />Experts say the presidential office will likely keep this stance... because talking about it publicly... could affect Korea's relations with the U.S. and China.<br />Beijing has raised concerns about the possible deployment,... saying it's a threat to its national security.<br />This follows recent reports that Washington is mulling over sending the missile defense system called THAAD to South Korea... in order to counter ballistic missile threats from the North.
