Seoul to Create Special Unit to Attack North Korea Nuke, Missile Assets
from Asia News Network: South Korea is seeking to create a special unit in the Army tasked with destroying North Korea’s nuclear weapons, long-range missiles and other strategic assets should an emergency break out, military officials said Wednesday.
The brigade-level organization will be installed within the Army’s Special Warfare Command, with its primary mission being to “strike the enemy’s core strategic targets,” the command stated in a report submitted to the National Assembly’s defense committee for a parliamentary audit.
“(The plan) is intended for operations in North Korea,” Commander Lt. Gen. Chang Kyung-suk said during the audit at the Army headquarters in the Gyeryongdae military compound in South Chungcheong Province.
“Work is underway to transform one of the six brigades forming the special forces into a unit that will run independent operations.”
While operable in the North on its own, the envisioned brigade may engage in joint actions with the US such as for combat service support that requires infiltration tools, Chang noted.
The command also said in the report that it was pushing to set up a special aviation unit to boost independent infiltration capabilities by upgrading its aircraft and deploying high altitude infiltration equipment.
The brigade-level organization will be installed within the Army’s Special Warfare Command, with its primary mission being to “strike the enemy’s core strategic targets,” the command stated in a report submitted to the National Assembly’s defense committee for a parliamentary audit.
“(The plan) is intended for operations in North Korea,” Commander Lt. Gen. Chang Kyung-suk said during the audit at the Army headquarters in the Gyeryongdae military compound in South Chungcheong Province.
“Work is underway to transform one of the six brigades forming the special forces into a unit that will run independent operations.”
While operable in the North on its own, the envisioned brigade may engage in joint actions with the US such as for combat service support that requires infiltration tools, Chang noted.
The command also said in the report that it was pushing to set up a special aviation unit to boost independent infiltration capabilities by upgrading its aircraft and deploying high altitude infiltration equipment.
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