Other Names: Chemical Research Institute at Academy of Defense Sciences (國防科學院化學硏究所)
Location: P’yŏngsŏng (平城市), South P’yǒng’an Province (平安南道), North Korea
Subordinate to: Second Natural Science Academy (第2自然科學院), Second Economic Committee (第2經濟委員會) [Note: The Second Natural Science Academy (第2自然科學院) was formerly called the Academy of Defense Sciences (國防科學院).]
Primary Function: Research and development of chemical weapons
Description: This institute was reportedly established in 1965. Japanese journalist Osamu Eya has linked this institute to North Korea’s CW program, but he provides no more details on this institute’s activities in the field of chemical weapons.
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Key Sources:
Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), p. 65.
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