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Nuclear Weapons Institute of the Munitions Industry Department

Sanction-linked entity

Nuclear Weapons Institute of the Munitions Industry Department is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Company				[sources]
Name	Nuclear Weapons Institute of the Munitions Industry Department · The Nuclear Weapons Institute				[sources]
Other name	Nuclear Weapons Institute				[sources]
Incorporation date	not available				[sources]
Jurisdiction	not available				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Description	The Nuclear Weapons Institute is engaged in the nuclear programme of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and is led by Ri Hong Sop. It is subordinate to the Munitions Industry Department (KPe.028).				[sources]
Registration number	not available				[sources]
Source link	www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-19	Last processed	2025-01-21	First seen	2023-04-20

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Munitions Industry Department Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity	The Nuclear Weapons Institute is a unit of the Munitions Industry Department	-	-

Members
Member	Role	Start date	End date
RI HONG-SOP Politician · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity	Head	-	-
Kang Kyong Ho	Deputy Head	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Munitions Industry Department Sanctioned entity	-	-	-

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Source data IDs: gb-hmt-named-the-nuclear-weapons-institute · kprusi-e3c792ca09c31d33636502a2b13e2d0a5e5e425d

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