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The Variables of OPCON: The ‘Control Rod’ Logic in Today’s ROK-US Alliance

As it has for decades, the South Korea-U.S. alliance must grapple with the inherently contradictory distortions of the control rod logic.

08.08.2025 4

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Clint Work

The Variables of OPCON: The History of the ‘Control Rod’ Logic

The control rod logic, while not outwardly promoted by U.S. officials, had reemerged to shape the process around the status of wartime OPCON.

01.08.2025 3

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Clint Work

The South Korea-US Alliance Is Due for an Overhaul

At a time of growing U.S.-China competition, the purpose of the alliance is once again becoming a subject of contention.

19.05.2025 10

The Diplomat

Clint Work