Tŏkhyŏn-ku Unidentified Missile Engine Factory
| Other Name: | 덕현구 미확인 미사일 발동기 공장 |
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| Location: | Tŏkhyŏn-nodongjagu (덕현노동자구), Ŭiju-kun (의주군), North P'yŏng'an Province (평안북도), North Korea |
| Subordinate To: | Ministry of Metal and Machine-Building Industries (금속기계공업성); or Second Economic Committee (제2경제위원회), National Defense Commission (국방위원회) |
| Facility Status: |
According to an unidentified North Korean defector, a facility in "Tokhyŏn-ri" produces "high-speed aircraft engines and engines mounted on missiles." This indicates the facility might produce engines for cruise missiles.
Sources:
[1] Pukhan, November 1997, pp. 121-133, in "Defector Describes North Korean Transport System," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 7 January 1998, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, http://web.lexis-nexis.com;
[2] Joseph S. Burmudez, Jr., The Armed Forces of North Korea (New York: I.B. Tauris, 2001), p. 286;
[3] Federation of American Scientists, "North Korea Special Weapons Guide," www.fas.org.
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