Namgung-ni
Namgungni-Sanum-dong
Sanum-dong Research and Development Facility
Sanum-dong Plant
Although commonly identified by US government sources as the Sanum-dong Research and Development Facility, this entity is actually located about 14 km north of the center of P'yongyang at Namgungni-Sanum-dong. The facility is reportedly involved in the assembly of ballistic missiles and components. In late 1999 it was reported that North Korea was continuing preparations for the first test of the long-range Taepo Dong 2. A classified 19 November 1999 intelligence report by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency indicated that activities photographed at a facility at Namgungni, northeast of central Pyong-yang, were consistent with test preparations.
