New plan reportedly to allow the two sides to respond more effectively to a local outbreak of war with N. Korea
US and South Korean military officials have reportedly created a new operation plan – called OPLAN 5015 – predicated on a crisis situation on the Korean Peninsula. The new plan is said to adapt to changes in the security environment by focusing on making a swifter and more aggressive military response than the previous OPLAN 5027 and incorporating the concept of a preemptive strike.
On Aug. 27, a source in the military said that South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Choi Yoon-hee and Combined Forces Commander Curtis Scaparrotti had signed OPLAN 5015, the new plan that was drafted this plan June.
“The operation plan to which the two sides have agreed outlines how US and South Korean forces would operate during the outbreak of war or some other crisis. By the end of the year, the two sides will draw up detailed instructions for each echelon and their subordinate units according to the new operation plan,” the source said.
Reportedly, OPLAN 5015 is supposed to take effect next year.
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