中俄在地區論壇上抨擊美國在韓國部署導彈防禦系統
Hundreds of South Koreans who live near the future deployment site of the U.S. THAAD missile defense system staged a protest in Seoul Wednesday.
數百名居住在美國薩德導彈防禦系統計劃部署地點附近的韓國民衆週三在首爾舉行抗議。
Gimcheon Mayor Park Bo-saeng told the protesters that he has tried to dissuade provincial leaders and defense ministry officials from deploying the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system near his city of 13,000 people, but his pleas fell on deaf ears.
金泉市市長樸寶生對抗議者說，他試圖說服省級官員和國防部官員，不要在他的城市附近部署末端高空防禦體系統（THAAD，簡稱“薩德”），但沒人理睬他的請求。金泉市有13000居民。
Protests over the summer forced the South Korean government to move the planned THAAD location away from one area in Seongju County that was 1.5 kilometers from a population center.
今年夏天爆發的抗議迫使韓國政府改變了原計劃在星洲郡部署薩德的地點，那個地點距離星洲郡一處人口聚集區僅1.5公里之遙。
The new site, selected in September, is the Lotte Skyhill Country Club golf course, which is in a more rural part of Seongju County, and eight kilometers away from the city of Gimcheon, in the southern end of the Korean Peninsula.
9月選出了新的部署地點，位於在星洲郡遠郊的樂天天山鄉村俱樂部高爾夫球場。這個地點距離金泉市8公里，地處朝鮮半島的最南端。
The number of protesters who came to the South Korean capital for the anti-THAAD demonstration on Wednesday was significantly less than the estimated 5,000 that came for the last major rally in July.
週三在韓國首都參加反薩德示威的抗議者數量明顯比7月那次大規模集會少了許多。那次集會估計有5000人蔘加。
Many are angry that the deployment decision was made suddenly without local input.
一些人感到氣憤的是，部署薩德的決定來得太過突然，根本沒有徵求當地人的意見。
Many local residents are concerned that exposure to the electromagnetic radiation from the system’s radar could cause serious harm to nearby residents and could contaminate agricultural products.
許多當地居民擔心薩德系統雷達發出的電磁輻射會給附近居民帶來嚴重傷害，而且會污染農作物。
THAAD uses high-resolution radar designed to detect and track ballistic missile threats at long distances and high altitudes. The system’s radar and infrared seeking technology are used to program six mobile launchers and 48 interceptor missiles.
薩德系統運用高分辨率雷達探測和跟蹤遠距離和高海拔地區的彈道導彈威脅。這個系統使用雷達和紅外探測技術操縱六個移動發射器和48枚攔截導彈。
South Korean and U.S. militaries have tried to refute these health concerns by publicly conducting a test of the THAAD system in Guam showing that outside a 100-meter radius safety zone, there is no danger of radiation exposure.
韓國和美國軍隊曾試圖通過在關島進行薩德系統測試的方式駁斥這些對於健康的擔憂。測試結果顯示，在半徑100米以外的安全區沒有輻射危險。
Some residents say they have done their own research that contradicts the government’s findings.
但是一些居民表示，他們自己做的研究與政府發佈的結果相矛盾。
