US – Korea update wartime battle plan

The move is believed to be related to North Korea’s test-firing of an intercontinental ballistic missile last week.

The signing of the above document is expected to accelerate the process of re-drafting wartime combat plans between the two allies. Previously, in December 2021, South Korean Defense Minister Suh Wook and his US counterpart Lloyd Austin approved the Strategic Planning Guidelines, defining the contents of wartime operational plans.

Meanwhile, the current wartime combat plans, which are based on the 2010 strategic guidelines, do not yet reflect the enemy’s new weapons such as intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles or ballistic missiles. hypersonic missile.

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