Location: Tŏkhyŏn-nodongjagu (德峴勞動者區), Ŭiju-kun (義州郡), North P'yŏng'an Province (平安北道), North Korea
Subordinate to: Ministry of Metal and Machine-Building Industries (金屬機械工業省); or Second Economic Committee (第2經濟委員會), National Defense Commission (國防委員會)
Primary Function: Unknown, but possible production of missile engines
Description: According to an unidentified North Korean defector, a facility in "Tokhyŏn-ri" produces "high-speed aircraft engines and engines mounted on missiles." This indicates the facility might produce engines for cruise missiles.
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Updated April 2003 |
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Key Sources:
Pukhan, November 1997, pp. 121-133, in "Defector Describes North Korean Transport System," BBC Summary of World Broadcasts, 7 January 1998, in Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe, <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/ >; Joseph S. Burmudez, Jr., The Armed Forces of North Korea (New York: I.B. Tauris, 2001), p. 286; Federation of American Scientists, "North Korea Special Weapons Guide," <http://www.fas.org/>.
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