Architect of N. Korea nuclear weapons programme dies

Architect of N. Korea nuclear weapons programme dies
Seoul (AFP) July 09, 2014 - North Korea announced Wednesday the death of retired General Jon Pyong-Ho, a chief architect of Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear weapons programmes and an individually named target of international sanctions. Jon, who retired from public life in 2011, died of a heart attack on Tuesday, the official KCNA news agency reported. He was 88. He will be given a state funeral, with Nort ... more

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