U.S. Senate Intensifies Checks on 'OPCON Transfer'... Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and Two Others Must Assess Risks to Independence

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With the Lee Jae-myung administration aiming to reclaim Wartime Operational Control (OPCON) within its term, it appears that the U.S. Senate Armed Forces Committee has strengthened checks and balances in the 2027 Fiscal Year National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) recently released. The draft NDAA, prepared by the committee chairman, goes a step beyond last year's version, which prohibited the transfer of OPCON until the Secretary of Defense r…