Lee says S Korea capable of taking back wartime command of combined US forces

Lee says S Korea capable of taking back wartime command of combined US forces

​South Korean ​President Lee ‌Jae Myung said ​on Monday the country ‌is fully capable of taking back control of the wartime command of ‌the combined forces with ‌the US and talks with Washington for the move are progressing. Lee ⁠also ​said ⁠South Korea has built a powerful ⁠military that can counter North Korea ​even though Pyongyang has developed nuclear ⁠weapons, which he said are ⁠fundamentally ​a means for final defence not for combat in ⁠a war.

Lee was speaking to ⁠reporters ⁠at the Blue House presidential compound.

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