MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The United States stepped up efforts at deploying strategic weaponry in South Korea in response to the North Korean test of a hydrogen bomb test in early January and the launch of a satellite into orbit on February 7 in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions.
"The US military plans to deploy four F-22s to the Korean Peninsula tomorrow (Wednesday)," the South Korean Yonhap news agency said, citing a defense official.
On February 8, the Pentagon said Seoul and Washington would begin talks on the deployment of THAAD anti-ballistic missile system in South Korea.
On Saturday, media reported that the United States has deployed an additional Patriot missile battery in South Korea.
