The Jordan Harbinger Show 1220: Andrew Bustamante | A Spy's Guide to Our Dangerous World Part One
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Oct 7, 2025 
Andrew Bustamante, a former CIA officer and founder of Everyday Spy, takes you into the shadowy world of espionage. He reveals how number stations still serve as effective covert communication tools in today's digital landscape. With 161 active conflict zones worldwide, Bustamante discusses the modern understanding of warfare, describing it as a web of proxy battles rather than traditional confrontations. He argues that Russia is effectively advancing in Ukraine, supported by a clever long-term strategy, while exploring the implications for American security and global stability.
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Number Stations Still Work
- Number stations are shortwave radio broadcasts that read sequences of numbers and are used for covert communications via one-time pads.
- They remain useful because anyone with a simple receiver can get the message while the recipient remains effectively unidentifiable.
Treat Pad Pages As Classified
- When handling sensitive one-time-pad messages, follow strict scheduling and single-use destruction to prevent compromise.
- Treat each pad page like classified material and dispose of it securely after reading.
Use Single-Use Codes And Burn Them
- Use one-time pads with scheduled broadcasts so each message maps to a single page or time and is discarded after use.
- Destroy the used pad page immediately to ensure messages remain unbreakable and unlinkable.
