CHEMICAL CAPABILITIES

• PRODUCTION CAPABILITY

  • Nerve agents
  • Blister agents
  • Blood agents
  • Choking agents

• WEAPON SYSTEMS CAPABLE OF DELIVERING CHEMICAL MUNITIONS

• DOCTRINE IS TO USE CHEMS

• MILITARY/CIVILIANS TRAIN FOR CHEMICAL WARFARE

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WE ASSESS NORTH KOREA IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AND EMPLOYING CHEMICAL WEAPONS THAT VIRTUALLY CAN BE DELIVER BY ALL THEIR FIRE SUPPORT SYSTEMS.

THERE ARE AT LEAST EIGHT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES CAPABLE OF PRODUCING CHEMICAL MUNITIONS TO INCLUDE NERVE, BLOOD, AND BLISTER AGENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAVE CHEMICAL DEFENSE UNITS AND TRAIN FOR OPERATIONS IN A CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT.

THESE CHEMICALS AGENTS COULD INCREASE THE IMPACT OF A SURPRISE ATTACK, GIVING THE NORTH KOREANS AN ADVANTAGE OVER COMBINED FORCES COMMAND FORCES.

SINCE 1994, BOTH THE MILITARY AND CIVILIAN POPULATION HAVE INCREASE THEIR TRAINING FOR A CHEMICAL WARFARE ENVIRONMENT.

THEY ALSO HAVE BIOLOGICAL AGENTS AS WELL SUCH AS ANTHRAX AND PLAGUE.