Jang Chang Ha joined Kim Jong Un’s Russia trip as head of General Missile Bureau, sign of possible technical cooperation
Colin ZwirkoSeptember 19, 2023
Top North Korean weapons official Jang Chang Ha toured a spaceport and military facilities in Russia in his capacity as head of the country’s newly established General Missile Bureau (GMB), in the first official confirmation of his role, according to NK Pro analysis of state media.
A photo published by Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on Sunday showed the position spelled out on Jang’s military uniform name tag as “Director General of the General Missile Bureau (조선민주주의인민공화국 미싸일총국장).”
The name tag on the uniform of Kim Jong Sik sitting next to him, another top weapons
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