The Royal United Services Institute

Published purpose

This project reviews North Korea’s chemical industry and utilizes remote sensing tools to support the analysis of activities relevant to chemical weapons at these sites. Project activities include: (1) developing a map of industrial chemical sites in North Korea that could pose a chemical weapons risk; (2) hosting and delivering consultations and workshops to gather data and expert assessment of the chemical weapons risk in North Korea; (3) mapping potential chemical weapons sites and identify potential gaps in chemical weapons production; and (4) preparing policy recommendations to national policy makers, allied governments, and relevant international organizations and WMD-related fora on how best to address chemical weapons risks.