OPCON Transfer and the Future CFC: Command Design, C4I Integration, and the 2029 Milestone
The source argues that wartime OPCON transfer is a settled direction for the South Korea–U.S. alliance, with implementation hinging on command-design calibration, seamless C4I integration, and credible joint capability evaluation. It further contends that post-transfer effectiveness will depend on explicit decisions about regional contingency coordination, armistice-management relationships, and extended deterrence assurance architecture.