Well, put it into operation an' get rid of the nutjob...
South Korea confirms it has military plan to remove Kim Jong Un
Sept. 21, 2016 - The plan could be activated to retaliate against the North Korean leadership in the event of a nuclear attack, Seoul says.
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North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb retaliation after Seoul confirms military plan
Sept. 22, 2016 -- North Korea threatened to obliterate Seoul with a hydrogen bomb a day after South Korea's defense ministry confirmed it has a military plan to remove Kim Jong Un.
South Korea confirms it has military plan to remove Kim Jong Un
Sept. 21, 2016 - The plan could be activated to retaliate against the North Korean leadership in the event of a nuclear attack, Seoul says.
South Korea's defense ministry is planning a special force that could remove Kim Jong Un from power. Defense Minister Han Min-koo also said Seoul needs to maintain the number of full-time troops at 500,000 or more if it is to resist an armed North Korean invasion, South Korean news network YTN reported Wednesday. Han told lawmakers at South Korea's National Assembly there is "a plan" to assemble a unit that could target the North Korean leadership, referring to a plan known as the Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation, or KMPR, local news service News 1 reported. "If it becomes clear the enemy intends to use nuclear-tipped missiles, in order to suppress its aims, the concept [of the special forces] is to retaliate against key areas that include the North Korean leadership," Han said Wednesday.
KMPR is part of a "three-axis system" in South Korea's military that includes Seoul's homegrown anti-missile systems, the Korean Air and Missile Defense, or KAMD, and Kill Chain, a pre-emptive strike system. Han also voiced concerns about South Korea's permanent troops, and said at least 500,000 soldiers need to be on active duty in order to deal with the North Korean threat, a number that cannot be upheld without conscription, which is the current policy. North Korea has 1.2 million troops, according to Han.
South Korean lawmakers of both ruling and opposition parties unanimously condemned North Korea's nuclear weapons proliferation, and in a rare show of unity on the issue some politicians have begun advocating for the reinstatement of tactical nuclear weapons on the peninsula, Maeil Business reported Wednesday.
Kim Jin-pyo of the Minjoo Party of Korea, the opposition, said if China and Russia do not take "effective action to join sanctions against North Korea's nuclear development" there is no option other than to deploy tactical weapons in the country. Lee Cheol-uoo of the ruling Saenuri Party said in addition to tactical nuclear weapons, means of developing Seoul's own nuclear deterrent, conducting pre-emptive strikes and regime change should all be reviewed.
South Korea confirms it has military plan to remove Kim Jong Un
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North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb retaliation after Seoul confirms military plan
Sept. 22, 2016 -- North Korea threatened to obliterate Seoul with a hydrogen bomb a day after South Korea's defense ministry confirmed it has a military plan to remove Kim Jong Un.
Pyongyang propaganda outlet Maeari issued the strongly worded statement Thursday, charging South Korea's "senior military officials" of a plan to "destroy the North Korean leadership" and "make Pyongyang disappear off the map," Newsis reported. Seoul's Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation includes a strategy to target Kim in the case of a North Korean strike against Seoul, according to Defense Minister Han Min-koo on Wednesday. North Korea's statement ridiculed the plan.
"Do they think they can confront our republic, a nuclear power of the East, with the scrap weapons that the United States tossed them?" the statement read. "Although it is not what we want, if our enemy shows even the most minor sign, a command can be issued immediately to the Hwasong artillery unit regarding a loaded nuclear warhead ... this means our nuclear warheads can turn Seoul into a sea of fire in an instant."
The statement added, "If a 10-kiloton hydrogen bomb is dropped at least 200,000 deaths will be incurred, 500,000 people will be injured and hundreds of thousands will be hit by radiation ... did you ever think about our nuclear warheads hitting Seoul?" The numbers used in the North Korean statement were directly borrowed from South Korean press reports, according to Newsis. The propaganda outlet also said Pyongyang is developing a nuclear strike capability for a "showdown" with the United States.
North Korea's development of nuclear weapons has continued despite economic problems exacerbated by a recent flood that has left hundreds of thousands of people homeless. South Korean Unification Minister Hong Yong-pyo said Thursday at a forum in Seoul North Korea tested weapons despite the flood-related emergencies, according to Newsis. Hong said North Korea has fired 22 missiles in 2016 and conducted two nuclear tests.
North Korea threatens hydrogen bomb retaliation after Seoul confirms military plan
