N. Korea's Chemical Shop of Horrors

According to the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, North Korea has four military bases equipped with chemical weapons, eleven facilities where chemical weapons are produced and stored, and thirteen locations where research and development is carried out relating to chemical weapons. Moreover, most intelligence assessments concur that the North has produced all of the main chemical agents, such as nerve (including VX gas), blood, blister and choking agents. There is less certainty regarding the amount of chemical agents stockpiled by the regime, although estimates range from 1,000 to 5,000 tons. However, even if the North’s program is at the low end of estimates, its capacity is bolstered by the fact that its military has a variety of sophisticated delivery vehicles for CW attacks including missiles, artillery and airborne bombs.