N Korea’s nuke developer dies

SEOUL, Sept 4: A veteran North Korean official who was sanctioned for his suspected role in development of the country's nuclear and missile technology has died, the North announced on Tuesday.
The state-run KCNA news agency said "academician and professor" Ju Kyu Chang died on Monday at the age of 89 from "pancytopenia", a blood disease.
It said the official state obituary described Ju as "an elder revolutionary who made (a) distinguished contribution to the strengthening of the country's defence capabilities".
Ju was a former minister of the North's defence ministry, which was in charge of developing the country's nuclear weapons and missiles.     -AFP