With tensions between North and South Korea hitting what many believe to be critical mass, South Korea has done something both symbolic and effective, if needed. The IB Times report that a Seoul military official has confirmed that The South Korean Marine Corps has formed a new mobile unit to attack N. Korea “in case of contingency”. The new “Spartan 3000” unit comprises of 3,000 troops and has been launched in the coastal city of Pohang: The troops will be on standby to be deployed to all the parts of the Korean peninsula within a day and will be trained to destroy important North Korean military facilities. During other times the unit will be deployed to handle emergency situations and disasters, Yonhap reported. “In the past, the battalion-level unit took 24 hours to be deployed across the Korean Peninsula, while the regimental-level unit took 48 hours,” the military official said, according to Yonhap, adding: “However, the new unit will be able to operate within 24 hours even at the regimental level.” The operational skills of the unit were tested during the largest joint annual drills between South Korea and the U.S. The drills were slammed by North Korea, which threatened to attack the [...]