JULY 2023 - Falling Short in a Dangerous World

JULY 2023 Falling Short in a Dangerous World Index developed with The 2023 NTI Nuclear Security Index The 2023 NTI Nuclear Security Index (NTI Index) assesses the security of some of the world’s most dangerous materials—highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium—against theft and the security of nuclear facilities against acts of sabotage. [...] Developed in partnership with Economist Impact and informed by an international panel of respected nuclear security experts, the Nuclear Security Index uses publicly available information to track country- and area-level progress on nuclear security and it recommends actions for governments to protect nuclear materials and facilities and to strengthen the global nuclear security architecture. [...] The Nuclear Security Index includes two theft rankings and one sabotage ranking: › Theft: Secure Materials—A ranking of 22 countries with 1 kilogram or more of weapons-usable nuclear materials—HEU and separated plutonium—to assess actions to secure materials against theft. [...] › Theft: Support Global Efforts—A ranking of 153 countries and Taiwan with less than 1 kilogram of or no weapons-usable nuclear materials to assess actions to support global nuclear security efforts. [...] › Sabotage: Protect Facilities—A ranking of 46 countries and Taiwan with or without weapons- usable nuclear materials, but which have nuclear facilities, such as nuclear power reactors and research reactors, to assess actions to protect those facilities against sabotage.