Summary both countries improved their scores since 2012.
(Web Desk) - A US study on worldwide nuclear materials security for 2014 has lauded Pakistan for showing remarkable improvement towards nuclear security regulations and practices.
In the 2014 Nuclear Threat Initiative’s Nuclear Materials Security Index, India has been ranked 23rd out of 25 countries with weapons-usable nuclear materials.
India received 41 out of 100 points, which is improvement by one point from the 2012 score.
For comparison, China received 64 points and has been ranked at 20th spot, while Pakistan with 46 points stands at 22nd place.
Pakistan improved its score by publishing new regulations for the physical protection of nuclear facilities.
Pakistan scored higher in a number of areas, including: the existence of an independent regulatory agency; having invited peer review of its nuclear security arrangements; and having security and other personnel with access to nuclear materials subjected to additional vetting.
The countries are included in the list of 25 countries with one kilogram or more of these materials, which also includes all other nuclear-armed states.
