But that danger becomes far more acute in a combat zone, where nuclear materials and weapons are at risk of theft, and reactors can become bombing targets. These risks – most apparent in today’s chaos-ridden Middle East – raise troubling questions about the security of nuclear assets in volatile countries everywhere.
洛杉矶——没有人会否认掌握核资产本身是件危险的事。但这种危险在战区进一步加剧，核材料和武器面临被盗的危险，而反应堆则有可能成为轰炸的目标。这些危险因素（在今天陷入混乱的中东地区多数都非常明显）导致全球动荡国家的核资产安全问题变得令人担忧。