SCIENCE AND WEAPONS REVIEW CABLE, SW SWRC 92-5080C, 15 DECEMBER 1992

Created: 12/31/1992

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EY FINDINGS: NORTHOF MASS DESTRUCTION PROGRAMS I I:

TKE FOLLOWING KEY FINDINGS ARE REPRINTED FROM AINTELLIGENCE RESEARCH PAPER PRODUCEDEESCIENTIFIC AND WEAPONS RESEARCH, EAST ASIAN ANALYSIS, ANALYSIS.

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NORTH KOREA DOES NOT ADHERE TO INTERNATIONAL ACRESHENTS BANNING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION. IT DOES NOT ADHERE TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME GUIDELINES, AND ITS ACTIONS TO DATE LEAVE VIRTUALLY NO XttBT THAT IT HILL CONTINUE TO SELL BALLISTIC MISSILE SYSTEMS AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AS LONG AS THERE ARKET. CONTINUED ADHERENCE TO THE NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY WILL PRORABLYUCLEAR MATERIALS PRODUCTION FROGRAH AT THE YONGRYOrl NUCLEAR RESEARCH CENTER, BUT THERE IS NO GUARANTEEROGRAM COULD NOT BE CONTINUEDOVERT FACILITY. MfiBPOUPR. rvrnro acprrrc&

TESTING, HILL AIMOST CERTAINLY CONTINUE IN FACILITIES NOT SUBJECT TO Sfcrr.GUARDS PROVISIONS CF THE NON-

PROLIFERATION TREATY. LIKEWISE,)"

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS ON CHElTICKL ANU HiULffclCAL WEAPONS HILL CONSTRAIN THE NORTH'S PROGRAMS IN THESE AREAS; ALTHOUGH P'YONGYANG ACCEDED TO5 GENEVA PROTOCOL BANNING THE USE OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AND2 BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION, THESE ACCORDS CONTAIN NO VERIFICATION OR ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.