Pakistan saw the most improvement in the theft ranking of the Nuclear Threat Initiative’s (NTI) Nuclear Security Index 2020, witnessing a seven-point increase in the overall score.
According to the details, Pakistan improved by 25 points in the Security and Control Measures category owing to its new security-related legislation and also gained one point in the Global Norms category.
Furthermore, Pakistan’s security and control measures have consistently increased with an eight-point gain in 2014, a two-point rise in 2016, and a six-point improvement in 2018 after it implemented new laws.
Pakistan also adopted new cybersecurity laws in 2016 and strengthened its insider threat defenses in 2018. The new laws also represent a considerable change in its security.
Note that Pakistan’s 25-point improvement was the second highest by any country since the Index was first launched in 2012.
Meanwhile, Australia was ranked first among the countries with weapons-usable nuclear material for the fifth time, along with another top position in sabotage ranking for the third time.
On the other ranks of countries with weapons-usable nuclear materials, Canada and Switzerland occupied the second, Germany was fourth, while Netherlands and Norway shared the fifth spot.
