Ignore China and Deploy THAAD to South Korea (Michael Casey, The National Interest)

In the aftermath of a series of North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile tests beginning in January, the United States and South Korea announced formal talks in February on deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system in South Korea. China opposes the deployment, as it views any U.S. regional missile defense system in the region as aimed at them. Given developments in the nuclear and missile threat from North Korea, the United States should deploy two THAAD batteries in South Korea. THAAD would significantly improve South Korean and United States Forces Korea (USFK) missile defense capabilities, and push China to restrain North Korea from further aggression.

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/ignore-china-deploy-thaad-south-korea-15810