Location: According to defector Im Yŏng Sŏn, Mt. Kanggamch’an (Kangamch’an-san) is located on the opposite side of the Kanep’o Fisheries Cooperatives in Chŭngsan-kun (甑山郡), South P’yŏng’an Province (平安南道) [Note: The location has not been confirmed.]

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 intermediate-range missiles and surface-to-ship missiles

Description: According to defector Im Yŏng Sŏn, North Korea completed construction of an intermediate-range missile base and a surface-to-ship missile base at Mt. Kanggamch’an around 1985 and in early 1990 respectively. The geographical locations of Mt. Kanggamch’an and the Kanep’o Fisheries Cooperatives have not been confirmed. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has tentatively placed this facility in the Kangnam mountain range near the Sakchu chemical weapons production facility in North P’yŏng’an Province. However, the South Korean Ministry of Unification has indicated that North Koreans could sometimes use geographic names such as “Kanggamchan-san” that are different from official government names. 

	Updated August 2003

Key Sources:
Military Review, “Pukhan T’ŭksu Mugi shisŏl Hyŏnhwang,” <http://www.militaryreview.com>; Kwak Pyŏng Ch’ae interview by email, 4 October 2001; Federation of American Scientists, “North Korea Special Weapons Guide,” <http://www.fas.org>; Air Force Association, Bill Gertz, “Soon, The US Will Be Within Range, And The Missile Will Be On The World Market,” Air Force Magazine, January 2000, Vol. 83, No. 1, <http://www.afa.org>.