Index Ranks Countries On Their Nuclear Security

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New Study Ranks Countries On Security Of Materials That Fuel Nuclear Arms -- New York Times

The 32 nations with materials that can fuel atom bombs are typically mum on security, which looks to the public like a closed world of barbed wire and armed guards. Behind the scenes, atomic insiders have long told horror stories of risky practices and security flaws that might let the crucial ingredients for nuclear weapons fall into the wrong hands.

Now, for the first time publicly, experts have surveyed the precautions each country has in place and ranked the nations from best to worst. The study is full of surprises and potential embarrassments: for instance, Australia takes first place in nuclear security and Japan comes in at No. 23, behind nations like Kazakhstan and South Africa.

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More News On The Safety Of The World Nuclear Materials

India, China and Israel ranked among the world's worst for nuclear security -- The Guardian
Study ranks countries' nuclear safety -- UPI
New index ranks countries on nuclear security -- Washington Post
Report Finds Nuclear Materials Far From Secure -- ABC News/AP
Report: World's nuclear stocks are not secure -- USA Today/AP
States Ranked on Nuclear-Material Security -- Global Security Newswire
New U.S. study – not weapons-grade uranium before terrorists safe -- SFLuxe
North Korea ranked last on nuclear safety – Australia first -- The Telegraph
Australia ranked first, N.Korea last on nuclear safety -- AFP
Pakistan nuclear material among least secure in the world: Report -- Express Tribune/AFP
Australia, U.K. leaders in nuclear material security -- Government Security News
Russian Nuclear Security Remains a Problem -- Moscow Times
North Korea ranks last for nuclear weapons security -- Christian Science Monitor
NTI Offers Sobering Assessment of the Growing Danger of Nuclear Threats -- The Examiner
An urgent effort to secure nuclear material -- CNN

My Comment: The NTI Nuclear Materials Security Index website is here.

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