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Aum Shinrikyo, the Japanese cult that committed the subway sarin attacks, created a factory that produced AKs and other weapons with the help of the Russian mob and nouveau riche following the collapse of the USSR. They even traveled to Russia to inspect weapons factories and inquired now-unemployed scientists and security officials about the purchase of nukes. IIRC they also preached their cult in Russia and it got relatively popular at the time. Also, while looking for pictures of the gun I'm now learning they purchase a Hind D lol
https://archive.is/K2OWV
There's no evidence that they acquired nukes. But they were dead fucking serious.
Makes me curious now. Usually in the back of my mind I would think "the CIA is involved" when stuff like this pops up, but they had a whole ass sarin factory Seems way too complex, detailed, and long term for any kind CIA strategy of tension plans. Are there any conspiracies that tie them to the cult? I know the CIA has been accused of being involved with Jonestowns, although that's not a very well known theory.