Other names: T'ŏgol Scud-C Missile Base, To-kol Missile Base, T'o-kol Missile Base, To-gol Missile Base, Tokol Missile Base
Location: T'ŏ'gol (터골), Pyŏngsan-kun (平山郡), North Hwanghae Province (黃海北道), North Korea
Subordinate to: Missile Division (미사일 師團), Ministry of the People's Armed Forces (人民武力省), National Defense Commission (國防委員會)
Primary Function: Deployment and launch of ballistic missiles, probably Scud-C and Nodong missiles
Description: The missile base at T'ŏ'gol was reportedly under construction as of October 1999. In October 1999, there were conflicting reports regarding the type of missiles deployed at T'ŏ'gol. There were reports of three Scud-C missile battalions with a total of 40 missiles deployed around T'ŏ'gol; however, there were other reports of three Nodong missile battalions deployed there. The Nodong battalions reportedly have nine launchers per battalion. [Note 1: The base could be configured to handle both Scud and Nodong missiles; Note 2: There is another "T'ŏ'gol" in Kŭmch'ŏn-kun, North Hwanghae Province, which is adjacent to Pyŏngsan-kun, North Hwanghae Province.]
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Updated April 2003 |
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Key Sources:
Kim Kwi Kŭn, "Puk, Hwangbuk T'ŏ'gol Tŭng 6 Kot Scud Missile Kiji Kongsa," Yonhap News Agency, 26 October 1999, <http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr>; Chŏong Kwŏn Hyŏn, "Sajŏng 1300km 'Nodong 1 Ho' Missile Puk, Ch'oe'gŭn Shilchŏnbaech'i," Chosun Ilbo, 25 October 1999, p. 1, in KINDS, <http://www.kinds.or.kr/>.
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