On the last week of September, the Republic of Korea Army Special Forces (ROKA-SF) revealed a plan to form a new Special Forces brigade.

It would be trained exclusively to neutralize North Korea’s nuclear facilities, chemical weapon facilities and missile launch pads during wartime.

But ROKA-SF veterans Jung Jin-man, Kim Sung-kap and Jang Ji-hun have harshly criticized the plan, saying the Special Forces in its current state cannot function properly against North Korea at all.

“I find it highly illogical to mention the formation of a new brigade while the Special Forces Command has failed in even the very basics for