South Korea’s president launches investigation into US-backed missile system

BEIJING — South Korea’s new President Moon Jae-in ordered a probe into the U.S.-backed THAAD missile defense system Tuesday, potentially jeopardizing a major military project designed to intercept North Korean missiles. In March, Washington and Seoul deployed the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, anti-ballistic missile system in the county of Seongju, about 180 miles…