Officially known as Spartan 3000, South Korea hopes this unit comprised of highly-trained elite soldiers will intimidate its northern neighbour and deter it from attacking first. Brendan Thomas-Noone told News.com.au that decapitation strikes have a long history and that the unit was all about proving South Korea was militarily capable. He said it wasn’t without risk, however, and was far from fail safe.

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