The New START agreement between the US and Russia, while a step in the right direction, will only skim the surface off the former Cold War foes’ bloated nuclear arsenals – which account for 95% of the global total. Furthermore, these and other countries’ modernization activities cannot be reconciled with their professed support for a world free of nuclear weapons.
尽管新订立的美俄《削减战略核武器条约》（START）向正确的方向迈出了重要步骤，但较之前冷战对手满满当当的核武库（占全球核武器总量的95%）而言也只是九牛一毛。此外，上述及其他国家核现代化行为与它们自称支持无核世界的许诺并不相符。