Hwangch'on Chemical Weapons Storage Site
| Other Name: | 황촌화학무기저장소; Central Chemical Distributing Agency (중앙화학보급소) |
|---|---|
| Location: | Possibly Hwangch'on (황촌), Pyongyang (평양시) |
| Subordinate To: | Maram and Chiha-ri Materials Corporations (마람･지하리자재상사), Department of Materials (기재부), the Nuclear Chemical Defense Bureau (핵화학방위국), General Staff Department (인민군총참모부), Ministry of People's Armed Forces (인민무력부) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
This is one of six reported chemical weapons storage facilities. The site has been associated with CW supply for the III Corps of the Korean People's Army.
Sources:
[1] Chang Chun Ik, Pukhan Haek-Missile Chŏnjaeng, (Seoul: Sŏmundang, 1999), pp. 365-366, 461;
[2] Kim Wŏn Pong, Kitachosenjimingun no zenbo (Tokyo: Ariadone Kikaku, 1996), p. 128;
[3] Kim Won-pong, Kitachosen jinmingun no zensho [sic] (Tokyo: Ariadone Kikaku, 1996), p. 128, in "DPRK Factories Suspected of Producing Chemical Agents," FBIS Document ID: KPP20010216000106;
[4] Joseph S. Bermudez, Jr., The Armed Forces of North Korea (New York: I. B. Tauris Publishers, 2001), p. 228;
[5] "Pukhan Saenghwahangmugi Taeryang Saengsan: An'gibu Kukkamjaryo," Taehan Maeil, 24 October 1992, p. 1, in KINDS, www.kinds.co.kr.
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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