The General Staff Department (GSD) of the
Korean People's Army
The Korean People's Army (KPA; ) is the military force of North Korea and the armed wing of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). Under the '' Songun'' policy, it is the central institution of North Korean society. Currently, WPK General S ...
(KPA) is the senior military leadership of the armed forces of
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
responsible for its administrative, operational and logistical needs. The current Chief of the General Staff is
Army General
Army general is the highest ranked general officer in many countries that use the French Revolutionary System.
In countries that adopt the general officer four rank system, it is rank of general commanding an army in the field, but in coun ...
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, ...
References
External links
VMar Ri Yong HoGen. Kim Kyok SikKim Yong Chun
at the ''North Korea Leadership Watch''
Kim Jong-un promotes senior military officials
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Korea, North
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) an ...