The army of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea issued a warning on Monday that it will take "physical measures" against the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense in the Republic of Korea by the United States.

Seoul and Washington announced on Friday the deployment of the THAAD as part of the US Forces Korea stationed in the ROK to better tackle the so-called missile threats from the DPRK.

Countries in the region including China and Russia have repeatedly voiced opposition to THAAD on the Korean Peninsula, whose radar can locate missiles far beyond the DPRK territory.