Seoul Says It Plans to Take Operational Control of Armed Forces on the Korean Peninsula
I will believe this when I see it because the transfer of operational control has been discussed for decades now and still hasn’t happened:
Seoul is seeking to reclaim wartime control of its military from the U.S.-led U.N. Command in a move that would close a chapter of the three-year Korean War. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s administration will try to meet the criteria that would allow Seoul to finally retake control of its forces in the event of a war, according to a list of government goals released by South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday. South Korea’s alliance with the United States will become a “future-oriented” strategic partnership alongside a “firm and mature” relationship with Japan, the list states.
You can read more at the link, but as has been reported before the goal to retake OPCON is by 2030 which is afte the Lee presidency ends. This means a new president could just end the OPCON transfer like has happened before.
