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Bustamante warns nuclear risk could come from criminals, not states

Everyday Spy · The Next Global Crisis is COMING. You have been WARNED! · August 1, 2026
Bustamante warns nuclear risk could come from criminals, not states
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The Next Global Crisis is COMING. You have been WARNED!
"In a world where more crime exists, there's more opportunity for a nuclear weapon to fall into the hands of a criminal organization. And now you have a loose nuke or dirty bomb that goes off somewhere because of a criminal enterprise, not because of a national actor."
Andrew Bustamante argues nuclear weapons are not a separate driver of global danger but a “subset” of risks created by multipolar competition, cryptocurrency-enabled crime, and rising authoritarian leadership. He specifically suggests that increased criminal activity could create conditions for a nuclear device or radiological “dirty bomb” to be used by a non-state group rather than a government.
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