Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army

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The Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army is North Korea's military branch responsible for operating its ballistic missile and strategic rocket forces.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military branch
missile force
allegiance Democratic People's Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
Workers' Party of Korea NERFINISHED
associatedWith North Korean nuclear weapons program NERFINISHED
branchOf North Korean armed forces NERFINISHED
capability potential intercontinental strike capability
regional strike capability
commandStructure reports to Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
under direct control of North Korean leadership
controls North Korea's nuclear-capable ballistic missiles
North Korea's strategic missile arsenal
country North Korea
doctrine deterrence by punishment
preemptive strike capability
engagedIn missile testing
nuclear-capable missile development
garrisonCountry North Korea NERFINISHED
headquartersLocation North Korea NERFINISHED
ideology Juche NERFINISHED
Songun NERFINISHED
languageOfCommand Korean
mission defend regime survival through strategic deterrence
threaten targets in East Asia and beyond
operatedBy Korean People's Army NERFINISHED
overseesProgram North Korean ballistic missile program
North Korean strategic rocket program
partOf Korean People's Army NERFINISHED
North Korea's strategic forces NERFINISHED
primaryAdversary Japan NERFINISHED
Republic of Korea NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
responsibleFor ballistic missile operations
strategic deterrence
strategic rocket operations
role conventional missile strike
nuclear delivery
strategic warfare
usesTechnology hardened missile silos
road-mobile missile launchers
transporter erector launchers
underground missile facilities
usesWeaponType ballistic missile
cruise missile
intercontinental ballistic missile
intermediate-range ballistic missile
medium-range ballistic missile
short-range ballistic missile
submarine-launched ballistic missile

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North Korean nuclear weapons program overseenBy Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: Korean People’s Army Strategic Force
North Korean Hwasong missile family usedBy Strategic Force of the Korean People's Army
this entity surface form: Korean People’s Army Strategic Force