South Korea is speeding up its plans to create a military force tasked with eliminating Pyongyang’s leadership – including Kim Jong Un – in the event of war.
(FOX)- The special unit was originally supposed to be ready by 2019, but the plans are being accelerated amid a tide of aggressive rhetoric from its rival and neighbor North Korea, which has been threatening nuclear attacks on its enemies.
South Korea’s defense minister Han Min-Koo said the special unit, known as the Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation (KMPR) plan, would now be launched two years ahead of schedule.
“We are planning to set up a special brigade with the goal of removing or (at least) paralyzing North Korea’s wartime command structure,” he told acting President Hwang Kyo-ahn, according to the Yonhap news agency.
He also warned of a “strategic or tactical provocation” from the North in the coming months.