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Okp’yŏng-dong Missile Base

  • Location
    Okp'yŏng-dong (옥평동), Munch'ŏn (문천시), Kangwŏn Province (강원도), North Korea
  • Type
    Missile-Base
  • Facility Status
    Unknown

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North Korea began construction of the Okp’yŏng-dong Missile Base in 1991. According to North Korean defector Im Yŏng Sŏn, US military bases in Japan and Guam are within the range of the missiles at the Okp’yŏng-dong Missile Base. South Korean military officials and some analysts suspect this base is an underground Nodong missile facility.

Sources

[1] “’Pukhan, Yŏngbyŏn’sŏ Chiha Haekshilhŏm’/Changgŏri Missile Kiji Sugot Kŏnsŏl,” Taehan Maeil, 25 August 1993, p. 22, in KINDS, www.kinds.or.kr.
[2] Kim Hong Jin, “Guam-Il Tŭng Migun’gong’gyŏk Missile Kiji/Puk, 2 Kot Wan’gong 2 Kot Kŏnsŏlchung,” Chosun Ilbo, 25 August 1993, www.chosun.com.
[3] Kwŏn Sun Hwal, “Tokyo Shinmun, ‘Puk Missile Kiji Kŭkpi Hwakch’ung,’” Donga Ilbo, 8 September 1998, www.donga.com.
[4] “North Korea Updates Taepo Dong Launch Pad,” Jane’s Missiles & Rockets, Vol. 5, No. 7, July 2001, p. 2.

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