S. Korea seeks to retake OPCON from U.S. under 'no added conditions' principle: defense minister nominee
Defense Minister nominee Kang Shin-chul said Friday that South Korea is seeking to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States under a firm principle that there will be "no additional conditions" attached. Kang made the remark in written responses submitted to a lawmaker ahead of his parliamentary confirmation hearing set for Wednesday. The retired four-star Army general, a…
South Korea's upcoming defense minister, Kang Shin-chul, has stated that the nation is seeking to regain wartime operational control (OPCON) from the United States without any additional conditions. Kang, a retired four-star Army general and former deputy commander of the South Korea-U.S. Combined Forces Command (CFC), made these comments in response to a lawmaker's inquiry ahead of his parliamentary confirmation hearing.
The defense minister's nomination was announced last month. Kang explained that his administration has been engaged in bilateral talks with the U.S. based on the principle of no additional conditions. South Korea has previously regained peacetime OPCON in 1994, but currently retains U.S. control over wartime OPCON. The allies had initially agreed to share OPCON in a wartime scenario.
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