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Seoul, Washington in Talks on OPCON Transfer Year
South Korea and the United States are in close consultations to set a target year for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON), Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul said Monday. Seoul is working with Washington to complete the second stage of verification by December and agree on a transfer year, the Korea Times reports. Washington, however, has stressed that the conditions for the transfer remain unchanged and that the threat environment on the Korean Peninsula is evolving fast, with a senior U.S. official saying the requirements are unchanged but the security landscape is shifting, according to KBS World and the Korea Times. Yonhap reports the Pentagon reaffirmed a conditions-based transition amid debate over timing. Korean media frame the discussions as a point of contention, with KBS World noting Washington is insinuating the conditions are not yet ripe for the planned handover.
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- Pentagon reaffirms conditions-based OPCON transition to S. Korea amid debate over timing
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