While the nuclear deal that was just reached with Iran in Lausanne might suggest otherwise and is very good news, that effort should not obscure the bad news elsewhere. The momentum toward a nuclear-weapon-free world driven by US President Barack Obama’s landmark 2009 speech in Prague, having faltered for the last few years, has now gone into sharp reverse.
华盛顿—关于核武器，令人震惊的事情是它们似乎已经失去了震慑力。刚刚在洛桑达成的对伊朗的核协议也许表明了并非如此，并且是一个很好的消息，但这一成果无法压倒其他地区的坏消息。由美国总统奥巴马标志性的2009年布拉格演讲推动的通往无核世界的努力在过去几年中动力渐失，如今更是急剧逆转。