United States

Has Weapons-Usable Nuclear Materials

Category/Indicator Score Rank
Overall Score 78 =13
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Quantities and Sites 22 =28
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Quantities of Nuclear Materials 0 =31
Sites and Transportation 0 =31
Material Production / Elimination Trends 100 =1
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Security and Control Measures 100 =1
Category/Indicator Score Rank
On-site Physical Protection 100 =1
Control and Accounting Procedures 100 =1
Security Personnel Measures 100 =1
Physical Security During Transport 100 =1
Response Capabilities 100 =1
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Global Norms 84 12
Category/Indicator Score Rank
International Legal Commitments 60 =22
Voluntary Commitments 100 =1
Nuclear Security and Materials Transparency 100 =1
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Domestic Commitments and Capacity 93 =20
Category/Indicator Score Rank
UNSCR 1540 Implementation 80 =17
Domestic Nuclear Materials Security Legislation 100 =1
Safeguards Adoption and Compliance 83 =20
Independent Regulatory Agency 100 =1
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Societal Factors 72 =11
Category/Indicator Score Rank
Political Stability 85 =5
Pervasiveness of Corruption 75 =7
Group(s) Interested in Illicitly Acquiring Materials 50 =12

“=” denotes a tie among countries.

Comparison Chart

  • —  United States
  • —  None

ABOVE AVERAGE

Control and Accounting Procedures
100
Domestic Nuclear Materials Security Legislation
100
Independent Regulatory Agency
100
Material Production / Elimination Trends
100
Nuclear Security and Materials Transparency
100
On-site Physical Protection
100
Physical Security During Transport
100
Response Capabilities
100
Security Personnel Measures
100
Voluntary Commitments
100
Political Stability
85
Safeguards Adoption and Compliance
83
UNSCR 1540 Implementation
80
Pervasiveness of Corruption
75

AVERAGE

International Legal Commitments
60
Group(s) Interested in Illicitly Acquiring Materials
50

BELOW AVERAGE

Quantities of Nuclear Materials
0
Sites and Transportation
0