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  "id": 8393861,
  "title": "Korea, US vow to strengthen cooperation to accelerate wartime OPCON transition in defense talks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/korea-us-vow-to-strengthen-cooperation-to-accelerate-wartime-opcon-8393861",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T06:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
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    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/defense/20260919/korea-us-vow-to-strengthen-cooperation-to-accelerate-wartime-opcon-transition-in-defense-talks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea and the United States committed to bolstering collaboration to expedite the shift of wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington to Seoul during their high-level defense discussions this week, according to a joint declaration released on Friday. The two nations convened for the 29th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) in Busan, South Korea, from Wednesday to Friday, as President Lee Jae Myung's administration aims to reclaim wartime OPCON before their term concludes in 2030. Both parties reviewed efforts to modernize the alliance amid a shifting security landscape, they stated in the statement. They also assessed advancements on the Conditions-based Wartime Operational Control Transition Plan and vowed to enhance cooperation to hasten the OPCON transfer. Seoul and Washington have been striving to achieve the conditions-based OPCON transition since they endorsed it in October 2014. The criteria encompass Korea's ability to lead combined U.S.-Korea forces, its strike and air defense capabilities, and a regional security climate conducive to such a transition.",
  "summary": "Korea and the United States pledged to reinforce cooperation to accelerate the transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) to Seoul from Washington during their senior-level defense talks this week, a joint statement said Friday. The allies held the 29th Korea-U.S. Integrated Defense Dialogue (KIDD) in Korea's southeastern city of Busan from Wednesday to Friday, as President Lee Jae Myung's…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korea, U.S. vow to strengthen cooperation to accelerate wartime OPCON transition in defense talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/s-korea-u-s-vow-to-strengthen-cooperation-to-accelerate-wartime-opcon",
        "published": "2026-09-18T23:38:09.000Z"
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "S. Korea, US vow to strengthen cooperation to accelerate wartime OPCON transition in defense talks",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/s-korea-us-vow-to-strengthen-cooperation-to-accelerate-wartime-opcon",
        "published": "2026-09-19T00:12:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "KBS World Radio",
        "title": "Defense Authorities from S. Korea, US to Strengthen Cooperation on Expediting OPCON Transfer",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/defense-authorities-from-s-korea-us-to-strengthen-cooperation-on",
        "published": "2026-09-19T06:02:09.000Z"
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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."
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