For starters, it tests whether the 43-year-old Non-Proliferation Treaty is still viable. After all, the NPT’s objective is to “prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.”
因此在众多意义上，朝鲜近期举行的核试验都是对世界各国的考验。首先，它可以检验拥有43年历史的《核不扩散条约》是否依然有效。《核不扩散条约》旨在“防止核武器和武器技术扩散，推进和平利用核能合作，并进一步实现核裁军和全面彻底裁军的目标。” 也许有人会说只有朝鲜伊朗两个新的核追逐者算不上坏事。但只要涉及核武器，即使只增加一个也已经太多。