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POSTED AT 1:21 PM ON JANUARY 5, 2017
BY JOHN SEXTON
It has become routine for North Korea to issue threats of a nuclear strike if the country is attacked. Now South Korea is responding with a threatening warning of its own. The country is openly announcing it will set up a decapitation unit capable of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong-un if North Korea initiates a war. From CNN:
The brigade was initially supposed to be ready in 2019, but the Defense Ministry now says itll be established by this year.
This announcement appears to be motivated by recent North Korean provocations including a military exercise last month that simulated an attack on the South Korean equivalent of the White House. From a CNN story published last month:
Well done, the enemy troops will have no space to hide themselves, far from taking any counteraction, Kim reportedly said after watching the drill, according to North Korean state media KCNA.
The report specifically mentioned the South as a target for North Korean forces, as Kim offered advice on a guerilla warfare invasion of the countrys southern neighbor and rival.
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DetlefK
(16,423 posts)rug
(82,333 posts)There is no moral high ground in war.
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Next time he goes all boasty against SK, SK can "leak" a controversy from their assassin-squad:
"According to leaked information, a controversy has erupted within the decapitation unit. Sources claim that one of the assassination-plans is ambiguously worded and could lead to confusion, potentially threatening the mission. The mission-briefing is unclear whether the assassin is first to cut off Kim Jong Un's balls and then kill him, or first kill him and then cut off his balls. Asked for a comment, the command of the decapitation-unit simply said that it will decide on further steps after proper internal discussion."
Good luck with being a feared dictator when the whole world is discussing the appropriate time to cut off your balls.
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)in case of war or if we feel he is about to start a war.
Probably a mix of cruise missiles and targeted B-2 strikes.