The CD’s member states must recognize that the Conference’s future is at a critical juncture. Continued stalemate increases the risk that some like-minded countries might take up the matter elsewhere.
其传达的信息相当明确：不能再像以往那样了。裁军会议成员国们必须认识到会议的前途正徘徊在一个重要关口。僵局持续得越久，某些志同道合的国家另觅他处进行谈判的可能性就越大。