Jack Nicklaus joins fight against Kim Jong-Un as South Korea uses golf legend’s 18-hole course to station anti-nuke rockets
THAAD rockets are set to be stationed at Skyhill Country Club - a luxury course designed by the 18-time Major winner
GOLF legend Jack Nicklaus is set to join the fight against North Korean despot Kim Jong-Un.
Terrified South Korean defence chiefs have announced they are installing high-tech anti-missile defence rockets on a golf course designed by the American 18-time Major winner.
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) rockets will be stationed at the Skyhill Country Club in a bid to warn off Kim.
The plush 18-hole course was drawn up by Nicklaus, 76, and is rated as one of the country's best spots for a round of golf.
But now it is set to be used for very different purposes after dictator Kim warned he is ready to strike his southern neighbours if the nations' cold war turns hot.
South Korean defence chiefs made the announcement just hours before the Ryder Cup tees off in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Nicklaus captained the US side in both 1983 and 1987.
After a glittering career on the course the Golden Bear became a designer, drawing up dozens of courses around the world.
His South Korea creation lies 125 miles southeast of capital Seoul.
And it has now earned a secondary purpose following a run of stinging threats from Pyongyang.
US-made THAAD rockets are able to destroy incoming missiles in midair before they strike their target.
North Korea's ally China has previously voiced anger at their use.
A government official warned: "China has many times made clear its opposition to the U.S. deploying its THAAD anti-missile system in South Korea."
South Korea said earlier this month that its neighbour would be "reduced to ashes" if it showed signs of launching an attack.
Kim has authorised several underground nuclear tests and has ordered his scientists to build a warhead capable of being attached to a rocket.
Last month, its military carried out a successful test launch of a ballistic missile - capable of carrying a nuke - from a submarine.
The missile travelled 300 miles before landing in Japanese waters.
It even released a video of the White House being destroyed by a nuclear explosion as part of a fierce propaganda campaign.
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