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Nuclear weapons now accessible to fewer countries

Number of Nuclear Capable Countries Drops, VOA January 08, 2014 The number of countries possessing the makings for a nuclear weapon has dropped by almost one-quarter during the past two years, according to a study by the U.S. based Nuclear Threat Initiative. But the study released Wednesday says there are “dangerous weak links” in nuclear materials security that could be exploited by terrorist groups.

The Nuclear Threat Initiative says Mexico, Sweden, Ukraine, Vietnam, Austria, the Czech Republic and Hungary have removed all or most of the weapons-usable nuclear materials from their territory since 2012. It says there are 25 countries with at least one kilogram of weapons-usable nuclear materials, down from 32 countries in 2012……http://www.voanews.com/content/number-of-nuclear-capable-countries-drops/1825957.html

January 9, 2014 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | weapons and war