(URGENT) Lee says wartime OPCON must be retaken at early date, cannot continue to leave in hands of another country

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(URGENT) Lee says wartime OPCON must be retaken at early date, cannot continue to leave in hands of another country

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President Lee said South Korea should regain wartime operational control of its military at an early date rather than continue leaving it in another country’s hands. The statement concerns national defense authority and the country’s security relationship with its ally.

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World Security Politics South Korea wartime OPCON military command defense policy national sovereignty

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