Weinberger says Pentagon study tested whether a billionaire could build nukes

What was said

"The other was a secret um a uh a study that the Pentagon commissioned in 2013 to see if a rogue billionaire could build and sell nuclear weapons for a profit. Like, could they technically do it secretly? And then could they make a profit doing it?"

Sharon Weinberger says the Pentagon commissioned a 2013 study on whether a wealthy private actor could secretly build and sell nuclear weapons for profit. She says she obtained the study and that it concluded the task could be done for about a billion dollars in five years. Weinberger says people involved described the scenario as involving an “Elon Musk type”, cartel figures, or other well-resourced non-state actors.