Yesterday (29th), various equipments were brought into the THAAD base in Soseong-ri, Seongju, Gyeongbuk Province. Thousands of police officers surrounded the inhabitants and activists, and the equipment entered the base through roads that blocked them. There were some injuries, but fortunately there were no big Buddhas.

The Department of Defense had previously consulted with the U.S. military and explained the replacement of old equipment such as interceptor missiles and generators. It was made clear that the same equipment was replaced on a one-to-one basis, not a replacement of equipment for further deployment or performance improvement.

Nevertheless, the suspicion of further deployment and performance improvement has not diminished. The Pentagon's allegations that the latest SAAD missiles, which have been kept in launch tubes for many years, are old enough to be replaced, are dubious. Most importantly, the identity of three launchers that were mobilized to transport interceptor missiles yesterday and disappeared somewhere outside the base is questionable. In addition to the Seongju base, there is direct evidence that there is a SAAD launch pad, and attention is paid to its use.

● There are at least three more of the Sad launch pad!

Currently, the USFK's SAD is temporarily deployed at Seongju base. It consists of 6 launch pads, a radar, a generator, and fire control devices. In other words, there must be only six Saad launchers on the Korean Peninsula.

But yesterday, three mysterious SAD launchers were spotted during the operation of transporting equipment. There were two launch pads that covered the interceptor missiles with black screens and one launch pad without interceptors. The Department of Defense explained that it was an interceptor missile transport case.

However, its appearance and structure is a zero-intercepted SAAD interceptor launcher. Jong-Woo Shin, chief analyst of the Korea Defense Security Forum, said, "The large vehicles that moved the interceptor missiles yesterday are complete saad launchers with all the unique devices of the saad launchers identified."

These are the dual erection cylinders that lift the launcher and the stabilizer that holds the center of the body when the launcher is erected. The vehicle that moved the interceptor missile yesterday was, unlike the Pentagon, a Saad launcher equipped with dual-action cylinders and a stabilizer.

● The Sad launchers are back!

Citizens' activists in Seongju said, "There were three launchers back from the base yesterday afternoon." If so, there should be only six SAAD launchers in the Seongju base. Yesterday afternoon, the SBS reporters climbed up the mountain behind the base and looked inside the base, but the launchers remained in their previous position. The number of SAAD launchers in Seongju base has not changed.

However, three launch pads entered the Seongju base. It is most likely a launch pad additionally deployed at the USFK's Pyeongtaek or Osan base. The USFK trained for the deployment of SAAD at the base of Pyeongtaek last April, and at that time, SAAD launchers and launchers also appeared. I talked a lot about the traffic jams, but now I understand. The USFK's SAD launch pad is obviously a few more outside Seongju base.

The U.S. Army's plan to improve SADD performance is to spread the defense by distributing only the launch pad in the front with the SAAD radar at the rear. Experts believe the plan is currently in operation. Another analysis is that yesterday, the upgraded launcher was put in the Seongju base and was brought out with the existing launcher.

● Already replace interceptor missiles?

The Department of Defense's explanation for replacing the old missile with a new one yesterday is also surprising. "Sad itself is the latest weapon system, and the latest missiles are designed to be stored in the launcher for more than 15 years, so long-term performance is maintained," said analyst Shin Jong-woo.

The Seongju base at Seongju was brought to Fort Bliss, Texas, USA in 2017. The exact date of manufacture is unknown. The SAAD interceptor missile is around 10 years old. It was kept only in the launcher, but it is already worn out, so I cannot believe it. That's why some claim that it was replaced with a performance missile.

The residents of Seongju are angry that the government has broken the promise of prior consultation and replaced the equipment like a thunderbolt. In other words, the transport operation yesterday was carried out secretly and surprise. Under the agreement between Korea and the United States, the replacement method was decided. It was an operation that minimized not only disturbers but also observers. Nonetheless, several significant entities of the USFK SAD that were hidden in the veil were revealed.