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  "id": 15582918,
  "title": "President reaffirms push to reclaim wartime OPCON",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/president-reaffirms-push-to-reclaim-wartime-opcon",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-19T08:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/politics/20261019/president-reaffirms-push-to-reclaim-wartime-opcon"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "President Lee Jae Myung has reiterated his commitment to reclaiming wartime operational control, known as Operational Control of the Korean Peninsula (OPCON), from the United States, emphasizing its importance to Korea's sovereignty. During a press conference at Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, Lee expressed confidence in the country's defense capabilities, stating that despite the challenges of changing a command arrangement that has endured for over seven decades, the nation is fully equipped to take control at an early date. Discussions between Korea and the United States are reportedly progressing well towards the handover, though differing views may emerge, according to Lee. He stressed that Korea must take responsibility for evaluating its own defense capabilities.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "President reaffirms push to reclaim wartime OPCON",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/president-reaffirms-push-to-reclaim-wartime-opcon-15586398",
        "published": "2026-10-19T09:22:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}