Chon Chibu
North Korean nuclear physicist
Chon Chibu is a North Korean nuclear physicist who worked on the North Korean Civilian Nuclear Programme at the Yongbyon Nuclear Scientific Research Center. Chibu was photographed with Ibrahim Othman, the director general of the Syrian Atomic Energy Commission, in Syria in 2007. Documents found on Othman's laptop, including a photo of him with Chon, led to the strike at the al-Khibar nuclear reactor by the Israeli military (codenamed Operation Orchard) on 6 September 2007.
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Chon Chibu is featured in the following articles:
- Japan Focus Journal
- Financial Times
- US Government
- Photo of Chibu in the Economist
- Italian US Embassy article
- Washington Times
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