Kalgol-dong Scud Missile Base
| Other Name: | 갈골동 스커드 미사일 기지, Kalgol Scud Missile Base, Kalgol Missile Base |
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| Location: | Kalgol-dong (갈골동), Hŭich'ŏn (희천시), Chagang Province (자강도), North Korea |
| Subordinate To: | Missile Division (미사일 사단), Ministry of the People's Armed Forces (인민무력성), National Defense Commission (국방위원회) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
North Korea reportedly began construction of the Kalgol-dong missile base in early 1999, and the base was still under construction as of March 2001. The Chosun Ilbo reports that Kalgol-dong is a base for Hwasŏng-6 (Scud-C) missiles; however, other reports suggest that the facility is only a "Scud missile" base.
Sources:
[1] Chu Yong Chung, "Sajŏng 500km Scud C Missile 200 Ki," Chosun Ilbo, 29 September 1999, p. 1, in KINDS, www.kinds.or.kr;
[2] Kim Chong Hun, "99 Kukbangbaeksŏ Palp'yo - Pukpyŏngnyŏk Manmyŏng Nŭl'ŏ 117 Manmyŏng," Kyunghyang Shinmun, 13 October 1999, p. 3, in KINDS, www.kinds.or.kr;
[3] Kim Yŏng Bŏn, "Puk Hwahangmugi 5,000t Poyu," Munhwa Ilbo, 13 October 1999, p. 30, in KINDS, www.kinds.or.kr;
[4] Kim Min Sŏk, "Puk Missile Kiji Kyesok Chŭngsŏl," Joongang Ilbo, 5 March 2001, 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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