U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Lanza, center right, is briefed by his staff during a combined arms rehearsal meeting for Ulchi Freedom Guardian at Camp Yongin, South Korea, on Aug. 21, 2014. (Sgt. Daniel Schroeder/U.S. Army)
Defense News: South Korea could soon take control of its own wartime operations from the US
SEOUL — South Korea may soon take over the primary leadership role from the U.S. for wartime operations on the peninsula, following 65 years of American control.
During the 50th U.S.-Republic of Korea Security Consultative Meeting at the Pentagon on Oct. 31, U.S. and South Korean defense chiefs agreed on a set of measures to transform their military alliance. The agreement is meant to hand over more responsibility to the South for its national defense.
Currently, the U.S. four-star general of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command, or CFC, has the authority over the maneuvers of both U.S. and South Korean troops during wartime. South Korea retrieved its peacetime OPCON in 1994. The talks of OPCON transfer began a decade ago, but the transition effort has been hampered in the face of North Korea’s increasing military threats, including nuclear capabilities.
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WNU Editor: It is their country. In the end they will have to be responsible for their own security.
4 comments:
We have some say.
If they get Task Force Smith killed again.
There is history to this subject. South Korean leftists always bring this up and the USA routinely denies it for various reasons. Reason being South Korea lacks comparable US abilities in intelligence collection, command and control, and most importantly US reinforcements.
In the age of Trump, giving South Korea command of all US forces means there are far fewer US forces in South Korea.
The US will not voluntarily leave an occupied country.
Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States and the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국과 미합중국간의 상호방위조약; Hanja: 韓美相互防衛條約) is a treaty between South Korea and the United States signed on 1 October 1953, two months after the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement which brought a halt to the fighting in the Korean War. The agreement commits the two nations to provide mutual aid if either faces external armed attack and allows the United States to station military forces in South Korea in consultation with the South Korean government.[1]
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