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Seoul, Washington Coordinate on OPCON Transfer Target Year
South Korea and the United States are closely coordinating to complete the second stage of verification for the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) and agree on a target year, with Seoul aiming to finalize this by December, according to Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul. The U.S. has reiterated that the conditions for the transfer remain unchanged but emphasized that the security threat environment on the Korean Peninsula is evolving rapidly, according to a senior U.S. official.
