South Korea is creating a hit squad with a mission to eliminate Kim Jong Un and his top command in the event of war, as it vows to ramp up its response to the growing threat from the North.
The formation of the military unit, originally set for 2019, has been brought forward to this year amid increasing bellicosity from North Korea, the defence ministry in Seoul confirmed to the Financial Times on Monday.
The hit squad, which could include as many as 2,000 troops, would be modelled on special forces operations in the US, according to state-run news agency Yonhap. The defence ministry said it would form part of a broader strengthening of the country’s military forces in the face of North Korean aggression.
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