General Staff Department Of The Korean People's Army
The General Staff Department (GSD) of the Korean People's Army (KPA) is the senior military leadership of the armed forces of North Korea responsible for its administrative, operational and logistical needs. The current Chief of the General Staff is Army General Ri Thae-sop. Duties The GSD is the principal administrative body of the KPA besides the Ministry of the People's Armed Forces, which gives it the authority to do the following: * Plan the national defense policy for the KPA * Assess threats to the sovereignty and security of the state * Regulate the training, education, and organization of the KPA Chiefs of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army See also *Ministry of Defence (North Korea) The Ministry of Defence (, formerly 인민무력성/人民武力省 or Ministry of the People's Armed Forces) is the government agency tasked with general administrative and logistical coordination of the Korean People's Army (KPA). Prior to 1992, ... ...
[...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]