| Last Updated: | December 9, 2011 |
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| Other Name: | 상원군 미사일 기지, Sangwŏn-kun Missile Base |
| Location: | Sangwon-gun (상원군), Pyongyang (평양시), North Korea |
| Subordinate To: | Air Defense Command Center (공군사령부) and/or First Air Division (제1공군사단), Korean People's Air Force (조선인민군공군), Ministry of the People's Armed Forces (인민무력부), National Defense Commission (국방위원회) |
| Size: | Unknown |
| Facility Status: | Unknown |
This site has been identified as an intermediate-range missile base, but no more is known about the site.
Sources:
[1] “북, 최소 4곳의 미사일 공장과 10곳의 미사일 기지 운영 [North Korea Operating at Least 4 Missiles Factories and 10 Missile Bases]”, Segye Ilbo, 26 March 1999, www.segye.com.
[2] Kim Seong-Ho, “북한의 미사일 연구개발 조직 및 정책 결정 구조 분석 [Analysis of North Korea’s Missile Research & Development Organization and Policy Decision-making Structure]”, 유용원의 군사세계 [Yu Yong-won’s Military World], Chosun Ilbo, 29 January 2010, http://bemil.chosun.com.
[3] "North Korea Special Weapons Guide," Federation of American Scientists, www.fas.org.
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