US-ROK Alliance Stress Matrix

Composite Stress Score

78.4

Severe Alliance Friction

Deterrence Credibility

41.2%

Substantial Erosion

Operational Readiness

52.0%

Degraded Combined Interop

ROK Hedging Pressure

HIGH

Accelerating Autonomy/Proliferation

Policy Scenarios Interactive Workbench

Operational Levers

SMA Cost-Sharing Demand 4.0x ($4.1B)

Combined Field Exercises Suspended

Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) Bilateral Downgrade

Strategic Asset Rotation (SSBN/B-52) Reduced

Wartime OPCON Transition Accelerated Unilateral

Alliance Friction Radar & Bilateral Pillar Audit Real-time Telemetry

Pillar Divergence Radar

Trust vs. Operational Strain

Alliance Pillar	Formal Diplomatic Pledge	Executive Reality	Friction Status

Strategic Assessment: Executive pivot creates significant trust divergence between official diplomatic rhetoric and operational posture, sharply elevating regional strategic hedging.

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