North Korea missile detected by THAAD, program progressing faster than expected: South Korea

By Christine Kim and Tom MilesSEOUL/GENEVA (Reuters) - North Korea's missile program is progressing faster than expected, South Korea's defense minister said on Tuesday, after the U.N. Security Council condemned the weekend launch of a new long-range missile and demanded Pyongyang halt weapons tests.Han Min-koo told South Korea's parliament that Sunday's test had been detected by the controversial U.S. THAAD anti-missile system, which was deployed in South Korea last month, infuriating China.Nor