Chemical Research Institute at the Second Natural Science Academy
| Last Modified: | March 1, 2003 |
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| Other Name: | 제2자연과학원화학연구소; Chemical Research Institute at Academy of Defense Sciences (국방과학원화학연구소) |
| Location: | Pyongseong (평성시), South Pyongan Province (평안남도), North Korea |
| Subordinate To: | Second Natural Science Academy (제2자연과학원), Second Economic Committee (제2경제위원회) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
This institute was reportedly established in 1965. Japanese journalist Osamu Eya has linked this institute to North Korea's CW program, but he provides no more details on this institute's activities in the field of chemical weapons.
Source: Osamu Eya, Kimu Jon Iru Daizukan (Tokyo: Shogakkan, 2000), p. 65.
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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