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Candidate Won-cheol Won of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will be sworn in at a staff hearing held at the Defense Committee of the National Assembly in Yeouido, Seoul, on the morning of the 18th. (Photo = Reporter Park Jong-min)
Candidate Won-cheol Won of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said on the 18th that “the transition from operational control in wartime is our long-term hope.
Candidate Won said in a speech at the National Assembly staff hearing that day: “The transition of OPCON is to establish a combined defense system led by the ROK military in accordance with the national demand to achieve a ‘strong security’ and ‘responsible defense’ “.
He also admitted the recent “border failure.” He said: “Our military has made a great effort to establish the normal posture of the war operation, but we have constantly identified deficiencies in the situation of the last North Korean defectors who visited North Korea,” he said.
Regarding the security situation on the Korean peninsula, he said that “North Korea continues to increase its asymmetric power, such as ballistic missiles,” and said that “there are still difficulties in denuclearizing the Korean peninsula and establishing a peace regime. “.
“Building on our strong combined defense posture, we will strengthen our combined and joint warfare capabilities to respond to military threats and transnational and non-military threats during war and peace.” “We will respond firmly to any provocation and threat to fulfill our military mission. “He said.
At a hearing, he revealed that 5027 had no plans for a nuclear attack on North Korea when asked about the content of “Operational Plan 5027” mentioned in Bob Woodward’s new book, “Rage,” the deputy editor of the Washington Post. .
Furthermore, Democratic Party representative Hwang Hee replied “Yes” when asked, “In a new book by Bob Woodward, I mentioned a nuclear attack on North Korea based on the 5027 roadmap, but there is no such content in the work plan 5027 “. He did not comment on the details of the plot, but replied that “I don’t think there is” when asked whether the United States could attack North Korea without South Korea’s consent.
Design 5027 is an operational plan for the total invasion of South by North Korea in the 1970s. Today, it has been superseded by the designation 5015, which reflects Korea’s missile and nuclear weapons response strategy. from North.
At an audience that day, when asked by Rep. Kang Dae-sik, ‘Do you think North Korea has made efforts to ease inter-Korean tensions and build trust?’ Candidate Won said, “I think North Korea has also made tried to comply with the military agreement of September 19 for the past two years. “I replied.
However, he added, “I think North Korea has adhered well to the issues prohibited by the September 19 agreement, but not to the additional implementation issues.” At the same time, he said, “(in precision guided weapons training, etc.) there was nothing restricted by the 9.19 agreement” and “(in the no-fly zone) there was not a single North Korean drone flight.”
