Pentagon reaffirms conditions-based OPCON transition to S. Korea amid debate over timing

The Pentagon reaffirmed Tuesday that the transfer of wartime operational control (OPCON) to South Korea remains a conditions-based process agreed upon by Washington and Seoul, stressing that the necessary requirements must be met before any transition takes place. "The transition of wartime operational control (OPCON) remains a conditions-based process mutually agreed upon by the United States and the Republic of Korea," a Pentagon official told Yonhap News Agency in response to an inquiry. "Bot

Source: The Korea Herald