S. Korea forms special brigade to decapitate N. Korea leadership

By Lim Chang-won Posted : December 1, 2017, 17:05 Updated : December 1, 2017, 17:05

This stock photo shows police special forces in training. [Photo by Namkung Jinwoong]


South Korea formed a special army brigade aimed at decapitating North Korea's leadership in a ceremony on Friday, Yonhap News Agency reported.

Yonhap quoted an army officer as saying that the brigade involved about 1,000 well-trained soldiers from the special warfare command as well as an unspecified amount of equipment.

The brigade would carry out its contingency mission to "decapitate" North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and other top commanders in charge of nuclear weapons. Pyongyang has threatened to strike Seoul's presidential office as the first subject of retaliation for any attempts to decapitate its leadership.

The North's aggressive push for the development of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles prompted South Korea to revise its old strategy and draw up a more aggressive operational plan. A joint exercise conducted by U.S. and South Korean troops last year tested their ability to mount preemptive attacks against North Korea ahead of its possible invasion.
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