Sunch'ŏn Surface-to-Air Missile Factory
| Other Name: | 순천 지대공 미사일 공장, Sunch'ŏn SAM Factory |
|---|---|
| Location: | Sunch'ŏn (순천시), South P'yŏng'an Province (평안남도), North Korea |
| Subordinate To: | Fourth Machine Industry Bureau (제4기계공업국), which is also known as the "Fourth General Bureau" (제4총국) or the "Missile Bureau" (미사일총국), Second Economic Committee (제2경제위원회), National Defense Commission (국방위원회) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
According to an unidentified source in the South Korean military, this factory produces SAMs. [Note: There is very little information about this facility.]
Source: "Sunch'ŏn.Kaech'ŏn'e Missile Kongjang," Joongang Ilbo, 10 January 2000, www.joins.com.
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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