Kim Jong-sik (pictured second from left) is the man credited with masterminding North Korea’s runaway missile programme (Image: REUTERS)
Mirror: Revealed: The middle-aged rocket scientist "plucked from obscurity" who become Kim Jong-un's missile programme mastermind
Middle-aged Kim Jong-sik is said to have helped North Korea ditch its dud rockets and develop nuclear-armed ballisitc missiles after impressing the leader when he launched a satellite into space.
A middle-aged rocket scientist who helped blast a satellite into space has been revealed as the mastermind behind Kim Jong-un's missile programme.
Kim Jong-sik, thought to be in his 50s, is said to have transformed North Korea's arsenal from dud rockets to nuclear-armed ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles).
The technical expert who was "plucked from obscurity" impressed leader Kim Jong-un after he helped launch a satellite into space and has risen through the ranks to become a top figure in the country's munitions industry.
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WNU Editor: He is in a lot of pictures with the "Supreme Leader". No pictures yet of the men behind North Korea's nuclear bomb program.
