SEOUL, Oct. 12 (UPI) -- South Korea's military is planning to significantly enhance operational capabilities to strike the North Korean leadership should Pyongyang be first to launch a nuclear attack. The plan, part of Seoul's Korea Massive Punishment and Retaliation strategy, or KMPR, is being pursued because of the need for a more independent strategy, said chief commander of the South Korean military's aviation operations command Maj. Gen. Jang Kwang-hyun. "In the case of an emergency deployment, special operations forces in an aerial mission depends a great deal on U.S. assets," Jang said during a parliamentary audit. "In order to secure independent penetration capabilities, we are pursuing ...
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