정전협정 70년과 유엔사 정전관리 책임 고찰

Abstract

It is a sad reality that large and small controversies over UNC continue. The view of UNC should not be engulfed in political logic. In terms of security, what role has been played and in what direction should be maintained at a consistent point of view from a point of view that is helpful to Korea. One of them is the field of transfer of wartime operational control. The leaders of South Korea and the U.S. adjusted the timing of the transfer of wartime operational control to December 1, 2015, considering the changed security situation, including the increase in North Korea's military threats, through several summits, but paid attention to the fluid security situation on the Korean Peninsula, including North Korea's nuclear and missile threats, at the 2013 Korea-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting, they agreed that the transfer of wartime operational control should be systematically implemented to maintain a strong and tight defense posture. In April 2014, the leaders of South Korea and the U.S. reviewed the timing and conditions of the transfer of wartime operational control and agreed to change the existing "time-based conversion method" to "condition-based conversion method" in consideration of the rising security environment of North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. The transfer of wartime operational control is related to the issue of the UN's power outage management. If the coalition is disbanded with the transfer of wartime operational control, the UNC will no longer be able to receive support from the South Korean military necessary for the management of power outages, which had been supported by the coalition. In 2007, General Bell, the commander of the United Nations Command, pointed out, "Transitioning the Korean military's operational control will cause inconsistency in the UNC's responsibility and authority to manage power outages." He emphasized that the UNC should survive and maintain the armistice system even after the transfer of wartime operational control. The issue of inconsistency between the UN mission's responsibility for the management of power outages and authority can be resolved by maintaining the basic relationship between the JCS and the UN mission. Based on this, the relationship should be established so that the authority and ability of the UNC are guaranteed, and there are no restrictions on exercising the responsibility and authority of power failure management. If the UN mission is limited in the function and role of power outage management in the security reality of the Korean Peninsula, the future of security on the Korean Peninsula is likely to become very uncertain. It is time to reconsider the role of UNC as it is an important task that must be solved before the transfer of wartime operational control.