Defense Minister heads to US as Seoul seeks to tackle OPCON timeline, nuclear subs

South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back departed for Washington on Sunday for apparent high-stakes talks with senior US defense and congressional officials, as Seoul and Washington seek to manage widening differences over the timing of the wartime operational control transfer and stalled negotiations on South Korea’s nuclear-powered submarine ambitions. Ahn is scheduled to hold talks Monday with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington. Observers expect a broad discussion regarding pen

By The Korea Herald