South Korea to create special brigade to strike key strategic targets in North Korea 22409151

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South Korea to create special brigade to strike key strategic targets in North Korea
South Korea is preparing to establish a special unit to strike key strategic targets in North Korea, a military officer said in a parliamentary audit on Wednesday, September 23rd 2015. Lt. Gen. Chang Kyung-suk of the Special Warfare Command told lawmakers that "strategic targets" include nuclear weapons and long-range missile sites.
     
South Korea to create special brigade to strike key strategic targets i North Korea 640 001South Korea's special force units during winter training
     
There are seven brigades under the Special Warfare Command, and it is preparing to turn one of them into a special unit that can carry out independent operations to strike key strategic targets.


"We have North Korean regions in mind as targets of our operations," Chang added.

The command includes seven special warfare brigades that receive special training for counter-terrorist missions. These seven brigades began to be established from 1958 and fall under the jurisdiction of the Special Warfare Command, which was established in 1969.

ROK special forces brigades primary tasks include guerrilla warfare, special reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, direct action, collecting information in enemy territory and carrying out special missions.

South Korea's special forces brigades are the 1st Special Forces Brigade 'Eagle', 3rd Special Forces Brigade 'Flying Tiger', 7th Special Forces Brigade 'Pegasus', 9th Special Forces Brigade 'Ghost', 11th Special Forces Brigade 'Golden Bat', 13th Special Forces Brigade 'Black Panther', ant the oversea deployment Group 'Whole World' ( Formerly 5th Special Mission Group 'Black Dragon').