USFK Commander: North Korea's Provocations Shift OPCON Transfer Conditions

USFK Commander Xavier Brunson argued on the 14th that the conditions for wartime operational control (OPCON) transfer, agreed upon by South Korea and the U.S., have changed due to the security environment, including North Korea’s military threats. He mentioned a “plan change” following the altered conditions but did not elaborate. This is interpreted as an attempt to emphasize that the security environment has...