In 2008, the Washington Post reported that the point man for this illicit procurement was a former North Korean ambassador to the IAEA , Yun Ho-jin.

FORBES: North Korea's Middle East Webs and Nuclear Wares

The company's chief, Yun Ho Jin, worked during the 1990s as a senior diplomat at North Korea's mission at the IAEA, where he developed an understanding of the global procurement system, according to U.S. and U.N. officials.

WSJ: Tests Point to Spread of Weapons Trade

In August, 2010, The Wall Street Journal reported that not only was Yun still in business, but he and another North Korean offical, Chun Byung-ho, were running an international weapons-trading network that U.S. officials were comparing in scale and tactics to those of A.Q.

FORBES: North Korea's Middle East Webs and Nuclear Wares