S. Korea and U.S. inked new joint wartime operations plan last year to counter N. Korea WMD, missile threats: USFK Commander

Seoul and Washington reportedly signed a fresh wartime operations plan last year.

This is according to General Xavier Brunson the commander of the U.S. Forces Korea in a written statement to the U.S. House Committee on Armed Services on Wednesday.

He added the new deal was sealed in response to Pyongyang's increasingly sophisticated weapons of mass destruction and missile capabilities.

Moreover with regard to the stationing of American soldiers on the Korean peninsula Brunson highlighted the "positional advantage" of this troop presence.