"북한은 거지 나라, 잃을 게 없다"... 전작권 전환되면 한반도에 벌어질 일들 [오늘의 대화 이일우 군사전문가 1부]

Can we really be complacent about the figure that South Korea's military power ranks fifth in the world? Lee Il-ho, Secretary General of the Network for Self-Defense and a former artillery officer and security expert, firmly calls this a "delusion." This is because, no matter how high our military's power index may be, we remain a relatively weak nation within the geopolitical reality of the Korean Peninsula, surrounded by the world's top four superpowers. The scenario of a one-on-one war with North Korea is particularly grim. Unlike North Korea, a "beggar state" with nothing to lose, we face the risk that a single strike from a North Korean multiple rocket launcher or missile early in the war could completely devastate the entire capital region. Minimizing our own casualties is more important than winning the war, and the key to achieving this lies, paradoxically, in the very "command authority" we so desperately want to reclaim. Many people are enthusiastic about the word "self-reliance" and argue that we must take back command authority over our military. However, the moment command authority is transferred, any war that breaks out on the Korean Peninsula will cease to be a war of the United States and become "a war of another country." If the multi-trillion-won value of reconnaissance satellite intelligence and strategic asset support provided by the U.S. 24/7, 365 days a year is cut off, those astronomical costs will fall entirely on our citizens' taxes. Are you prepared to bear a bill of tens of trillions of won every year just to wear the label of "pride"? The reason NATO and European nations have recently been calling for self-reliance while increasing their defense budgets by hundreds of trillions of won is clear. It is because there is no such thing as free self-reliant defense. It is time to examine the true face of security and the economic benefits hidden behind political rhetoric. Please check the reality of this heated debate, which will determine the fate of South Korea's security, through the sharp analysis of Director Lee Il-ho. 00:00 Today's Conversation 00:55 Is it time for self-reliant defense now? 03:40 A structure where the U.S. military makes decisions? 04:55 The current structure of wartime operational control is subservient 07:00 Is the transfer of wartime operational control something the U.S. also desires? 10:18 Is the Commander's word a lie? 10:48 Why only our country? 10:50 Is the transfer of wartime operational control the key to boosting negotiating power with North Korea? 12:28 Then when exactly? 13:48 Minimum preconditions #WartimeOperationalControl #War #TodaysDialogue