North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un is seen as the newly developed intercontinental ballistic rocket Hwasong-15’s test was successfully launched, according to this undated photo released by North Korea’s Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang, on November 30. South Korea formed its long-anticipated special forces “decapitation unit” on December 1. KCNA/via Reuters
Newsweek: South Korea’s “Decapitation Unit” Will Take Down North Korean War Leadership
The South Korean military has announced the long-anticipated special unit targeting the North Korean leadership in case of conflict, the South Korean news agency Yonhap reported.
The ceremony to launch the brigade took place on Friday afternoon, a military official told the news agency. The unit includes 1,000 soldiers belonging to the army’s special forces command that would be tasked with neutralizing North Korea’s war command.
South Korean Defense Minister Song Young-Moo referred to the brigade’s formation in September, following North Korea’s sixth and most powerful nuclear test to date. The unit’s goal is not necessarily the actual assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but its name was chosen to show South Korea’s military resolve.
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WNU Editor: The South Koreans feel very confident that their "Special Brigade" to eliminate the North Korea will be able to do their job. To say that I am skeptical is an understatement.
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I agree, that's "self-comfort". The technical part is completely unknown and, what is the most important, the politically will is absolutely absent.
It will cause havoc when they switch road signs around bulge style.
http://thehill.com/opinion/national-security/362722-time-for-limited-us-military-action-against-north-korea
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