Defense Ministry Says Kang's 'US Trust' Remarks Meant to Counter Lawmaker's OPCON Transfer Doubts
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Defense ministry says Kang's 'US trust' remarks meant to counter lawmaker's OPCON transfer doubts
Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul's recent remarks on U.S. trust were intended to counter a lawmaker's doubts over Seoul's push to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington, not to question the ally's credibility, the defense ministry said Tuesday. Kang drew media attention Monday when he pushed back against an opposition lawmaker skeptical of Seoul's push for the OPCON transition, citing an uncertain global security landscape, wh…
The Ministry of National Defense has issued an official clarification stating that Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul’s remarks regarding the U.S. military were intended to emphasize the trust within the ROK-U.S. alliance. The relationship of trust was explained within the full context of the remarks made during the parliamentary audit, and military authorities separately elaborated in detail on the differences in border security operational concep…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Cheol-seon = As Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul’s remark asking "Can the U.S. military be trusted in the event of a war with North Korea?" sparked controversy, the Ministry of National Defense...
Defense ministry says Kang′s ′U.S. trust′ remarks meant to counter lawmaker′s OPCON transfer doubts
By Kim Seung-yeonSEOUL, Oct. 27 (Yonhap) -- Defense Minister Kang Shin-chul's recent remarks on U.S. trust were intended to counter a lawmaker's doubts over Seoul's push to retake wartime operational control (OPCON) from Washington, not t
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