导读:据报道，驻韩美军于当地时间26日凌晨4点30分开始往星州高尔夫球场搬运萨德反导弹系统。
South Korea’s defense ministry on Wednesday confirmed local media reports that part of the elements of the U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system were deployed to a site in southeast South Korea.
韩国国防部本周三批准当地媒体报导有一部分美国萨德导弹防御系统已经在韩国东南部指定地点部署。
The ministry said in a statement that South Korea and the United States have made efforts to rapidly secure an operational capability of the THAAD system in preparation for what it called the nuclear and missile threats from the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK).
韩国国防部发表声明称韩国和美国已经努力做到尽快发挥萨德系统的操作性能，以防止来自朝鲜民主主义共和国的核武器和导弹威胁。
It said this move was aimed to initially secure the THAAD’s operational capability by installing part of the THAAD elements at the site.
据说此次行动的目的是在指定地点安装萨德系统的一部分，从而初步获得萨德的操作性能。
The partial deployment came without any separate construction of facilities inside the site, said the statement.
在声明中提到，此次局部部署没有利用到基地内任何单独的设施建筑。
It confirmed earlier local media reports that part of the THAAD battery was transported by the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) to a golf course in Seongju county, South Gyeongsang province.
早些时间有当地媒体报道称萨德的部分装备已经由驻韩美军运抵位于韩国南庆尚省星州郡的一个高尔夫球场里。
How large part of the U.S. missile shield was transported to the golf course has yet to be known exactly.
具体有多少美国导弹网被运抵这个高尔夫球场还不确定。
A THAAD battery is composed of six mobile launchers, 48 interceptors, an AN/TPY-2 radar and the fire & control unit.
一套完整的萨德系统包括6个移动发射台，48个拦截器，一座AN/TPY-2雷达以及一个火控单元。
The statement said the South Korean military plans to secure a full operational capability of the THAAD system by the end of this year, while normally proceeding with the remaining procedures such as the construction and the environmental assessment of the THAAD site.
声明中还提到，韩国计划在今年年底完成全部的萨德导弹系统部署，与此同时还会继续执行余下的程序，包括萨德导弹基地周围的环境评估和建筑设施。
