North Korea

Has Weapons-Usable Nuclear Materials

Category/Indicator Score Rank
Overall Score 37 32
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Quantities and Sites 51 22
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Quantities of Nuclear Materials 75 =12
Sites and Transportation 33 =23
Material Production / Elimination Trends 50 =18
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Security and Control Measures 55 28
Category/Indicator Score Rank
On-site Physical Protection 40 =31
Control and Accounting Procedures 40 30
Security Personnel Measures 75 =13
Physical Security During Transport 50 =10
Response Capabilities 67 =24
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Global Norms 7 32
Category/Indicator Score Rank
International Legal Commitments 0 =30
Voluntary Commitments 0 32
Nuclear Security and Materials Transparency 17 31
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Domestic Commitments and Capacity 3 32
Category/Indicator Score Rank
UNSCR 1540 Implementation 0 32
Domestic Nuclear Materials Security Legislation 0 =30
Safeguards Adoption and Compliance 17 32
Independent Regulatory Agency 0 =29
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Societal Factors 45 =24
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Political Stability 25 31
Pervasiveness of Corruption 25 =19
Group(s) Interested in Illicitly Acquiring Materials 100 =1

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Comparison Chart

  • —  North Korea
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ABOVE AVERAGE

Group(s) Interested in Illicitly Acquiring Materials
100
Quantities of Nuclear Materials
75
Security Personnel Measures
75
Response Capabilities
67

AVERAGE

Material Production / Elimination Trends
50
Physical Security During Transport
50
Control and Accounting Procedures
40
On-site Physical Protection
40

BELOW AVERAGE

Sites and Transportation
33
Pervasiveness of Corruption
25
Political Stability
25
Nuclear Security and Materials Transparency
17
Safeguards Adoption and Compliance
17
Domestic Nuclear Materials Security Legislation
0
Independent Regulatory Agency
0
International Legal Commitments
0
UNSCR 1540 Implementation
0
Voluntary Commitments
0