More than 20 nations unprepared to defend nuclear infrastructure

Published January 15, 2016 11:26pm ET



More than 20 nations are unprepared to defend against cyber and physical attacks on their nuclear infrastructure, according to a Thursday report published by the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

“The current global nuclear security system has dangerous gaps that prevent it from being truly comprehensive and effective,” said NTI President Joan Rohlfing. “Until those gaps are closed, terrorists will seek to exploit them.”

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