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Ministry of Atomic Power Industry

Nuclear weapons development in North Korea is being carried out as a priority project under the Atomic Research Institute under the control of the government, the General Department of Atomic Energy under the control of the State Administration Council, and the Atomic Guidance Department, with Kim Chong-il in direct control of them all.

The North Korean Ministry of Atomic Power Industry is in charge of nuclear power and weapons development. The Ministry of Nuclear Industry was changed to General Department of Atomic Energy in May of 1994 and Pak Yong-nam (a close associate to Kim Chong-il) was named to head it. Hong Kun-pyo, deputy minister of the Ministry of Nuclear Industry, had been in charge of the nuclear development program from the beginning. Nuclear weapons development organizations include:

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