| Missile General Bureau | |
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| 미싸일총국 | |
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| Active | 30 April 2016; 8 years ago (2016-04-30) |
| Country |  North Korea |
| Allegiance |  Workers' Party of Korea |
| Branch |  Korean People's Army |
| Type | Military research and development |
| Size | Classified |
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| Head of the MGB | General Jang Chang-ha[1] |
| Deputy head of the MGB | General Kim Jong-sik[1] |
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| Missile General Bureau | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 미싸일총국 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Missail Chongguk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Missail Ch'ongguk |
The Missile General Bureau (Korean: 미싸일총국, romanized: Missail Ch'ongguk) is the North Korean special bureau that oversees the development of missiles for the Korean People's Army (KPA).[a] The bureau is firstly observed on the venue of the enlarged meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea held on 7 February 2023 by showing its own flag and it was likely established in November 2022.[3][4]
On a silo launch test for short-range ballistic missile KN-23 on 19 March 2023, Kim Jong-sik and Jang Chang-ha were presumed to be the members of the new agency.[1]
On military parade of 75th anniversary of KPA's founding, the soldiers wearing Missile General Bureau uniform and patch were observed. The soldiers wearing MGU was standing next to the KPA soldiers on mobile transporter erector launcher for KN-23. At the same time, three different flags with red colored background were observed, too.[5]
The Missile General Bureau who supervise missile tests have organizations to supervise each tests.
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WMDs: (Biological • Chemical • Nuclear) | |
