Seoul clarifies defense chief's U.S. trust remarks aimed at OPCON transfer doubts

South Korea's defense ministry clarified that Minister Kang Shin-chul's remarks about trust in the U.S. were intended to counter a lawmaker's doubts about the OPCON transfer. The clarification underscores ongoing domestic debate over wartime operational control transfer timing and alliance reliability. The statement is a political clarification, not a policy shift.

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