Nuclear materials are most secure in Australia, who scored 93 points on the index. Switzerland and Candada followed behind. On the other hand, nuclesr materials were least secure in North Korea.
Overall and category scores are scored 0–100 where 100 equals the most favorable nuclear materials security conditions.
The Nuclear Security Index includes five categories comprising 18 indicators to assess the nuclear materials security conditions in 176 countries, 32 with one kilogram or more of weapons-usable nuclear materials and 144 with less than one kilogram or no weapons-usable nuclear materials. The five key factors the Index evaluated are (1) quantities and sites, (2) security and control measures, (3) global norms, (4) domestic commitments and capacity and (5) societal factors.
Nuclear Security Index for countries with weapon-usable nuclear materials worldwide in 2023
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