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UPSC 2018: What is "Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD)", sometimes seen in the news?
(a)An Israeli radar system
(b)India's indigenous anti-missile programme
(c)An American anti-missile system
(d)A defence collaboration between Japan and South Korea
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) An American anti-missile system
THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) is a mobile American anti-ballistic missile system developed by the United States to intercept short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles; it is neither Israeli, Indian, nor a Japan–South Korea joint project. ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminal_High_Altitude_Area_Defense?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2018, GS Paper 1, as Question 43. It falls under Science & Technology > Defence Technology.
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