Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Do Countries have Enough Nuclear Security?

There are 32 nations that have the materials to make atom bombs, but do they have the appropriate security to protect themselves against the atom bombs? For the first time ever experts have surveyed the precautions that countries are taking and ranked them from best to worse. The list consists of Australia taking number one; United States tying at thirteenth with Belgium; Japan being twenty-third; Pakistan being next-to-last; and North Korea the absolute last. The ranking was conducted by the Nuclear Threat Initiative and the Economist Intelligence Unit. They state that their goal is to promote atomic security throughout the countries.

Jessica Connor
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/12/science/study-ranks-countries-on-nuclear-security.html?ref=world

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