After all, the deadlock has ominous implications for international security; the longer it persists, the graver the nuclear threat – from existing arsenals, from the proliferation of such weapons, and from their possible acquisition by terrorists.
而这一僵局对国际安全形势也有着极为不利的影响；越是停滞不前，由核武库存，核武扩散和恐怖分子获得核武器的可能性所导致的核威胁就越大。