Nuclear Security: The Best and the Worst Countries
Nuclear Security Go Figure! A study by the Nuclear Threat Initiative to promote security and to encourage governments to strengthen protections against atomic terrorism ranked countries' security measures from best to worst. Spent nuclear fuel at the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. Credit: United States Department of Energy Safeguarding Nuclear Materials by Rank Thirty-two countries that have 1 kilogram or more of weapons-usable nuclear materials are ranked based on their core activities directly related to the protection and accounting of nuclear materials. NORWAY- RUSSIA CANADA UNITED KINGDOM KAZAKH. U.S. IRAN CHINA JAPAN MEXICO INDIA AUSTRALIA SOUTH AFRICA ARGENTINA - Map courtesy of Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) Rank Country Score Rank Country Score Rank Country Score Australia 94 •13 Belgium 78 • 23 Japan • 24 68 2 Hungary Czech Republic 89 013 United States 78 Russia 65 87 • 15 Ukraine 76 • 25 Israel 56 Switzerland O16 • 26 Argentina • 16 4 86 74 Uzbekistan 55 Austria 85 Belarus 74 • 27 China 52 Netherlands 84 •16 Italy 74 O 28 India 49 Sweden 83 • 19 France 73 • 29 Vietnam 48 Poland 82 •19 Mexico 73 • 30 Iran 46 Norway 81 O 19 South Africa 73 031 Pakistan 41 • 10 Canada 79 22 Kazakhstan 71 O 32 North Korea 37 Germany United Kingdom O 10 79 • 10 79 SOURCE: NUCLEAR THREAT INITIATIVE R. TORO / © LiveScience.com
Nuclear Security: The Best and the Worst Countries
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