Kyong Won-ha (, born 1928
) is a
nuclear scientist
Nuclear physics is the field of physics that studies atomic nuclei and their constituents and interactions, in addition to the study of other forms of nuclear matter.
Nuclear physics should not be confused with atomic physics, which studies the ...
who may have participated in developing the
North Korean nuclear program
North Korea has a military nuclear weapons program and, as of early 2020, is estimated to have an arsenal of approximately 30 to 40 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of fissile material for six to seven nuclear weapons per year. .
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According to a 2003 report, he left North Korea in 2002 with help from Spanish officials, ultimately defecting to the United States.][Debate on nuclear 'defector']
Shane Green, April 24, 2003, The Age
See also
*North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North Korea has a Korean People's Army, military nuclear weapon program, nuclear weapons program and, as of early 2020, is estimated to have an nuclear arsenal, arsenal of approximately 30 to 40 nuclear weapons and sufficient production of f ...
*North Korean defectors
Since the division of Korea after the end of World War II, North Koreans have fled from the country in spite of legal punishment for political, ideological, religious, economic, moral, personal, or nutritional reasons. Such North Koreans are re ...
*Nuclear technology
Nuclear technology is technology that involves the nuclear reactions of atomic nuclei. Among the notable nuclear technologies are nuclear reactors, nuclear medicine and nuclear weapons. It is also used, among other things, in smoke detectors an ...
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Nuclear scientists 'defect' as North Korea defies America
North Korean defectors
North Korean scientists
North Korean nuclear physicists
Living people
1928 births
20th-century North Korean scientists
21st-century North Korean scientists
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