Download or read book SAIS U.S.-KoreA YeArBooK 2007 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper transitions into how the Alliance has adjusted to new realities such as the planned wartime OPCON transfer, the consequent dissolution of the Combined Forces Command (CFC), and the future on the UNC. [...] governments have had differences in the view of the North Korean threat to the security of South Korea and to the rest of the world. [...] Effects on the UNC Dismantling the joint command in South Korea and changing the OPCON of wartime forces raised questions about the future role of the UNC in Korea. [...] The commander of the USFK concurrently serves as the commander of both the UNC and the CFC. [...] The South Koreans have temporarily put the North-South Korea engagement policy on the back burner for the sake of the six-party talks and the goal of denuclearization.