NTI warns of dramatic deterioration in U.S. nuclear security as NRC autonomy wanes
A Nuclear Threat Initiative report finds a dramatic deterioration in U.S. nuclear safety, with the NTI score dropping by 10 points to 66 out of 100—the largest decline on record—blaming the erosion of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's independence during the Trump years and executive orders that undercut NRC oversight, while White House officials defend the reforms as pro-innovation.