1. Wartime Operational Control

2. INDEX
INTRO: BACKGROUND INFORMATION VIEW 1: SHOULD NOT REGAIN - Inefficient control of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces - Insufficient information strength - Increase in defense costs VIEW 2: SHOULD REGAIN - Korea is an independent country - Facing North Korea Discussion Questions

3. What does it Mean?
2015

4. SHOULD NOT REGAIN
Inefficient control of the ROK-U.S. Combined Forces

5. SHOULD NOT REGAIN Insufficient information strength
Insufficient intelligence and surveillance assets, including AWACS, and airpower.
Depending on - strategic intelligence (100%), tactical intelligence (70)%, imagery intelligence (90%)

6. SHOULD NOT REGAIN Increase in defense costs
Defense cost for US Armed Forces in Korea stationed
920billion won
2.5~3 trillion won

7. SHOULD REGAIN Korea is an independent country
Retrieving the control doesn’t break the truce between Korea and US
Korea should protect itself

8. SHOULD REGAIN Facing North Korea
Although North Korean officials say they have nuclear weapons, they spend much less money on defense
Korea shouldn’t just stand there waiting for US to let them battle.

9. Discussion Questions
1. Do you agree to the opinion that Korea should regain the wartime operational control?
2. What do you think about the relationship between Korea and the U.S. and how should we handle it in future?