Asahara's Aum movement had infiltrated the ministry of science and technology in efforts to produce massive amounts of sarin nerve gas to spray and create the apocalypse that Aum followers believed would come.

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Aum Shinrikyo, led by Shoko Asahara, indeed infiltrated various levels of Japanese society, including attempts to infiltrate government sectors. Their goal was to produce weapons of mass destruction, including sarin gas, which they used in the Tokyo subway attack in 1995, as part of their apocalyptic beliefs.

Asahara's Aum Movement Had Infiltrated the Ministry of Science and Technology