China

Has Weapons-Usable Nuclear Materials

Category/Indicator Score Rank
Overall Score 52 27
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Quantities and Sites 27 26
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Quantities of Nuclear Materials 25 =25
Sites and Transportation 17 =25
Material Production / Elimination Trends 50 =18
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Security and Control Measures 58 27
Category/Indicator Score Rank
On-site Physical Protection 80 =19
Control and Accounting Procedures 100 =1
Security Personnel Measures 50 =25
Physical Security During Transport 0 =24
Response Capabilities 100 =1
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Global Norms 69 25
Category/Indicator Score Rank
International Legal Commitments 100 =1
Voluntary Commitments 80 =17
Nuclear Security and Materials Transparency 33 =29
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Domestic Commitments and Capacity 82 26
Category/Indicator Score Rank
UNSCR 1540 Implementation 40 =28
Domestic Nuclear Materials Security Legislation 100 =1
Safeguards Adoption and Compliance 67 =26
Independent Regulatory Agency 100 =1
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Societal Factors 28 29
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Political Stability 40 =26
Pervasiveness of Corruption 0 =26
Group(s) Interested in Illicitly Acquiring Materials 50 =12

“=” denotes a tie among countries.

Comparison Chart

  • —  China
  • —  None

ABOVE AVERAGE

Control and Accounting Procedures
100
Domestic Nuclear Materials Security Legislation
100
Independent Regulatory Agency
100
International Legal Commitments
100
Response Capabilities
100
On-site Physical Protection
80
Voluntary Commitments
80
Safeguards Adoption and Compliance
67

AVERAGE

Group(s) Interested in Illicitly Acquiring Materials
50
Material Production / Elimination Trends
50
Security Personnel Measures
50
Political Stability
40
UNSCR 1540 Implementation
40

BELOW AVERAGE

Nuclear Security and Materials Transparency
33
Quantities of Nuclear Materials
25
Sites and Transportation
17
Pervasiveness of Corruption
0
Physical Security During Transport
0