India at 21st rank :Nuclear Security Index 2016
Nuclear Security Index was recently released by a US based think tank, NTI or Nuclear Threat Initiative on the theme ‘Building a Framework for Assurance, Accountability, and Action The Index assessed global nuclear security conditions in 176 countries in two areas - the potential theft of weapons-usable nuclear materials and the potential sabotage of nuclear facilities. Among the 24 states with one kilogram or more of weapons-usable nuclear materials in the world, while Australia was adjudged as the safest, India was among the least safe with the 21st rank. India improved two ranks by participating in bilateral assistance activities with the USA and putting in place the IAEA Additional Protocol.