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U.S., Korea To Focus Research Dollars On Command, Logistics Compatibility

Friday, December 15th, 2017

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The U.S. and South Korean militaries form one of the most intimate and sophisticated alliances in the world but lack command-and-control capabilities that will enable them to seamlessly operate in the event of war, according to a former Pentagon official.Tommy Ross, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense for security cooperation and now a senior associate with the Center for Strategic and International Studies' International Security Program, said the two militaries do not have a "satisfactory answer" to command-and-control and…

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