Presidential adviser's Opcon proposal crosses a line A presidential adviser's call to reclaim wartime operational control, or Opcon, without U.S. consent raises grave questions about deterrence and the Korea-U.S. alliance. 2026.10.27
Gov't mulling ways to increase Korea's presence in UN Command The Yoon Suk Yeol administration is reviewing the possible inclusion of a South Korean major general in the multinational United Nations Command (UNC) responsible for maintaining the Korean War armistice, sources have told the JoongAng Ilbo. 2023.11.9
Vigilant Storm ends with more North Korean missile launches North Korea maintained its barrage of missile launches with four more on Saturday morning as the United States flew two B-1B supersonic strategic bombers over the Korean Peninsula on the last day of a high-profile joint exercise with South Korea. 2022.11.6
U.S. warns North that use of nuclear weapons will 'end' regime Defense chiefs from South Korea and the United States announced Thursday that U.S. strategic assets will be continuously deployed to the Korean Peninsula as they warned North Korean leader Kim Jong-un his regime would “end” if he used nuclear weapons 2022.11.4
Defense minister catches flak with his excuse for missing meeting Minister of National Defense Jeong Kyeong-doo landed himself in hot water due to his excuse for opting out of a defense chiefs’ meeting with the United States and Japan last week. 2020.9.1
![President Yoon Suk Yeol, right, shakes hands with United Nations Commander General Paul LaCamera before a meeting with UNC officials at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul, on Aug. 10. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11089030.jpg?imageId=11089030&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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![U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, left, speaks with South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup against the backdrop of a B-1B strategic bomber at the Joint Base Andrews in Prince George's County, Maryland, on Thursday. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/11819085.jpg?imageId=11819085&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
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