Steady, prudent OPCON transfer

15.07.25 08:12 Uhr

Transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States to South Korea is a long-standing issue. Korea launched its pursuit of this goal, which symbolizes full military sovereignty, back in 2006, after reclaiming peacetime military command in 1994. This has emerged as a hot-button issue, especially as the Aug. 1 deadline for tariff negotiations approaches, with a series of remarks from both politicians and President Lee Jae Myung's national security adviser. “OPCON transfer is a long-term issue we’ve pursued for years, across administrations,” Wi Sung-lac, the national security adviser, said after returning from Washington. “I don’t know whether it will come up in the security dialogue, but we’re not there yet.” Both the Democratic Party of Korea and the president have made the transfer of OPCON a central pledge, and comments from both nations, along with OPCON transfer being on the agenda of the State Affairs Planning Committee — a transitory government-forming body — suggest an effort to strike a "package deal," which could address multiple issues likWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times

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