A Lazarus Group crypto theft above $100M would replenish sanctions-evading revenue that underwrites Pyongyang's missile program, sustaining near-term ballistic launches and eroding the nonproliferation norm.
// Cascade Logic
Lazarus crypto heist → hard-currency funding for weapons program → renewed ballistic missile launch → nonproliferation norm erosion
// Causal Graph
// Causal Links
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Stolen crypto laundered into hard currency funds procurement and testing cadence for the DPRK missile program, sustaining a high launch tempo despite sanctions.