The US military is preparing for an upcoming test of its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile system, which is often touted by Washington as a deterrent against what it calls missile threats from North Korea.
The US Coast Guard issued a notice on Sunday, advising people to steer clear from Alaska’s Kodiak Island next weekend because the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) was likely to test-fire a missile at the Pacific Spaceport Complex-Alaska.
During the operation, the THAAD missile’s ability to intercept a medium-range ballistic missile within the earth’s atmosphere would be put into test, said Leah Garton, with the MDA’s public affairs.
US Army Soldiers were temporarily stationed at the test site to assist the process, the Kodiak Daily Mirror reported.
Earlier this month the MDA announced that it had successfully completed a Flight Test THAAD-18 operation in Kodiak.
Chris Johnson, the MDA’s director of public affairs, said the…