No. 301 Factory
| Other Name: | 301호 공장, The 301 Factory, Factory No. 301, No. 301 Underground Factory |
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| Location: | Tae'gwan-kun (대관군), North P'yŏng'an Province (평안북도), North Korea |
| Subordinate To: | Second Economic Committee (제2경제위원회), National Defense Commission (국방위원회) |
| Size: | About 7,000 workers |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
According to defector Hŏ Ch'ang Kŏl, there is an underground missile production facility in Tae'gwan-kun, North P'yŏng'an Province with 7,000 employees. [Note: There is very little open source information about this facility.]
Sources:
[1] Ch'oe Sang Yŏn, "'Pukhan 10 Yŏ'gos'e A'p'yŏn Nongjang'/Kwisun Hŏ Ch'ang Kŏl," Joongang Ilbo, 12 November 1996, p. 2, in KINDS, www.kinds.or.kr;
[2] Joseph S Burmudez, Jr., The Armed Forces of North Korea, (New York: I.B. Tauris, 2001), p. 284.
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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