Location: Onjŏng-ri (溫井里), Sŏngch'ŏn-kun (成川郡), South P'yŏng'an Province (平安南道), North Korea
Subordinate to: Department of Operations (作戰部), Nuclear Chemical Defense Bureau (核化學防衛局), General Staff Department (人民軍總參謀部), Ministry of People's Armed Forces (人民武力部)
Primary Function: Training for CBW combat operations
Description: The 17th Nuclear Chemical Defense Battalion is reportedly an active duty unit, as is the 18th in Sŏk'am-ri, P'yŏngwŏn-kun, South P'yŏng'an Province. The 17th Nuclear Chemical Defense Battalion consists of five companies. According to the Segye Ilbo, there are two active duty battalions and six reserve battalions.
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Updated April 2003 |
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Key Sources:
Chang Chun Ik, Pukhan Haek-Missile Chŏnjaeng, (Seoul: Sŏmundang, 1999), pp. 360-364; Sŏn Chong Ku, "Puk Haekhwahakpang'wiguk: Haeksaenghwahangmugi Ch'ongjihwi," Segye Ilbo,
21 May 1997, p. 17, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr>.
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