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Wŏnsan Unidentified Chemical Weapons Production Facility

Other Name: 미확인 원산화학무기생산공장
Location: Wŏnsan (원산시), Kangwon Province (강원도), North Korea
Subordinate To: Nuclear Chemical Defense Bureau (핵화학방위국), Ministry of the People's Armed Forces (인민무력부)
Size: Unknown
Facility Status: Unknown

There is almost no open source information available on this facility.

Sources:
[1] Osamu Eya, Kimu Sei Nichi Daizukan Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), p. 65;
[2] Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), pp. 64-65, in "Alleged Locations of DPRK Nuclear, Biological, Chemical Warfare Facilities Mapped," FBIS Document ID: KPP20010606000075.

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