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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Kim Jong-un Inspects Nuclear, Missile Unit

Kim Jong-unNew North Korean leader Kim Jong-un inspected the North Korean Army's 842nd Unit, North Korea's state-run media reported on Tuesday.

The unit, which is under the direct control of the General Staff in charge of all military operations, is said to be tasked with handling the North's nuclear weapons and medium and long-range missiles.

A South Korean security official said, "The North's nuclear weapons and missiles are under a control system whereby the supreme commander (Kim Jong-un), who is usually concurrently chairman of the Workers Party's Central Military Commission, gives an order to the chief of the General Staff (Ri Yong-ho) to launch a missile, and then the chief of the unit (Choe Sang-ryo) executes the order."

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