The world is less safe today than a year ago from the threat of a nuclear accident or terrorism involving a nuclear weapon, according to the 2023 Nuclear Security Index.
The annual report produced by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), a nonpartisan organization focused on reducing nuclear and biological threats worldwide, was released on July 18. The Index uses publicly available information to score the progress of governments in securing nuclear materials from theft or disaster.
This year the Index showed a decline in overall progress, the first in the six years the report has been published. Eleven of 22 nations, including the United States, possessing at least 1 kilogram of enriched uranium or separated plutonium scored lower than the previous year….