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@article{ART001858678},
author={Park Hwee Rhak},
title={The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration},
journal={military history},
issn={1598-317X},
year={2014},
number={90},
pages={221-252},
doi={10.29212/mh.2014..90.221}

TY - JOUR
AU - Park Hwee Rhak
TI - The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration
JO - military history
PY - 2014
VL - null
IS - 90
PB - Military History Institute, MND
SP - 221
EP - 252
SN - 1598-317X
AB - The Roh Moo-hyun’s Administration pushed ahead the wartime OPCON (Operational Control) transfer from the CFC (ROK-US Combined Forces Command) in the name national sovereignty. The administration assumed that North Korean military threats would be reduced and the ROK armed forces would be able to take lead the military operations in the Korean peninsula if it completes the reform in defense sector. However, firstly, the operational control authority generally has not been considered as a part of the national sovereignty. It is a measure for the unity of command among various forces from different countries. Secondly, North Korea military threats including nuclear weapons have been increased contrary to the government’s expectation. Thirdly, the defense reform initiatives of the ROK(Republic of Korea) military have not been successful yet during recent 10 years. For those reasons, the ROK armed forces are not fully prepared to take the lead in military operations on the Korean Peninsula after dismantling the CFC. It is very necessary to connect the transfer of the wartime OPCON with North Korean nuclear threat, because the ROK does not have any effective means to defend its people from the nuclear threat. If the ROK wants to ensure the extended deterrence or nuclear umbrella of the US(United States) in case of North Korean nuclear threat, it should keep the current CFC by postponing again the transfer of wartime OPCON authority. At the same time, the ROK and the US governments should try to find various ways to fulfill South Korean people's aspiration for the self-reliance. They can exclude some key South Korean units from the wartime OPCON of the Commander of the CFC. They can readjust the level of DEFCON(Defense Condition) for the OPCON from DEFCON-3 to DEFCON-2.
KW - OPCON;Wartime OPCON;OPCON Tansition;OPCON Transfer;Combined Forces Command;ROK-US Alliance
DO - 10.29212/mh.2014..90.221
ER -

Park Hwee Rhak. (2014). The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration. military history, 90, 221-252.

Park Hwee Rhak. 2014, "The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration", military history, no.90, pp.221-252. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2014..90.221

Park Hwee Rhak "The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration" military history 90 pp.221-252 (2014) : 221.

Park Hwee Rhak. The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration. 2014; 90 : 221-252. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2014..90.221

Park Hwee Rhak. "The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration" military history no.90(2014) : 221-252.doi: 10.29212/mh.2014..90.221

Park Hwee Rhak. The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration. military history, 90, 221-252. doi: 10.29212/mh.2014..90.221

Park Hwee Rhak. The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration. military history. 2014; 90 221-252. doi: 10.29212/mh.2014..90.221

Park Hwee Rhak. The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration. 2014; 90 : 221-252. Available from: doi:10.29212/mh.2014..90.221

Park Hwee Rhak. "The Assesment and Lessons learned of OPCON transfer during the wartime conducted by RohMoo-hyun’s Administration" military history no.90(2014) : 221-252.doi: 10.29212/mh.2014..90.221