The NTI Index for

North Korea

Secure Materials

Score

18 of 100

Rank

22
of 22
Score Change from 2020 0
Protect Facilities

Score

17 of 100

Rank

47
of 47
Score Change from 2020 0

Improvement Scenarios for North Korea

Use the scenarios below to see how your country or area can improve its NTI Index score by taking specific actions. Within each scenario, the actions the country or area is already taking are indicated by check marks. A scenario with a check mark means the country or area is taking all necessary actions to achieve a full score. When countries and areas take the actions listed without check marks, they will increase their overall score by the amount shown.

Strengthen Insider Threat Prevention

Increase your score by requiring the following comprehensive insider threat prevention measures to reduce vulnerabilities posed by authorized personnel:

+4
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Strengthen Cybersecurity

Increase your score by prioritizing actions to strengthen cybersecurity a nuclear facilities to prepare for, protect against, and respond to cyber threats and by requiring the following measures:

+4
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Strengthen Security Culture

Increase your score by taking the following steps to strengthen security culture:

+3
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Support Global Norms through Voluntary Actions

Increase your score by supporting, contributing to, or participating in at least six of the following global nuclear security initiatives to help bolster the global nuclear security architecture. Six or more of these actions will result in a full score for this indicator.

+4
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Build Confidence in Nuclear Security

Increase your score by taking the following steps to build confidence in the effectiveness of your nuclear security:

+5
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Subscribe to Nuclear Security INFCIRCs

Increase your score by subscribing to nuclear security INFCIRCs, which demonstrates commitment to nuclear security and helps to raise nuclear standards globally:

+3
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Strengthen Insider Threat Prevention

Increase your score by requiring the following comprehensive insider threat prevention measures to reduce vulnerabilities posed by authorized personnel:

+4
View complete scenario

Strengthen Cybersecurity

Increase your score by prioritizing actions to strengthen cybersecurity a nuclear facilities to prepare for, protect against, and respond to cyber threats and by requiring the following measures:

+4
View complete scenario

Strengthen Security Culture

Increase your score by taking the following steps to strengthen security culture:

+3
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Ratify Treaties to Bolster the Global Architecture

Increase your score by taking actions to close gaps in the global nuclear security architecture by ratifying the following key nuclear security treaties:

+8
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Support Global Norms through Voluntary Actions

Increase your score by supporting, contributing to, or participating in at least six of the following global nuclear security initiatives to help bolster the global nuclear security architecture. Six or more of these actions will result in a full score for this indicator.

+4
View complete scenario

Build Confidence in Nuclear Security

Increase your score by taking the following steps to build confidence in the effectiveness of your nuclear security:

+5
View complete scenario

Subscribe to Nuclear Security INFCIRCs

Increase your score by subscribing to nuclear security INFCIRCs, which demonstrates commitment to nuclear security and helps to raise nuclear standards globally:

+3
View complete scenario