However logical or attractive a containment policy might be, and however disastrous the consequences of bombing are likely to be, Obama’s commitment to realizing global denuclearization as part of his legacy implies that he will not allow another country to acquire a nuclear weapon on his watch, as his predecessors allowed India, Israel, North Korea, and Pakistan to do. Thus, the stakes for both the US and Iran are very high.
无论遏制政策多么严谨而富于诱惑，奥巴马任内实现全球无核化的承诺意味着他不会像前任纵容印度、以色列、朝鲜和巴基斯坦那样任由另一个国家获取核武器。因此，美国和伊朗双方都押上了极高的赌注。