Iran’s emergence as a nuclear-weapons state would almost certainly tempt several of the main Sunni Muslim countries (Turkey, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia all come to mind) to embark on a crash program to acquire or develop nuclear arms of their own. A Middle East comprising several nuclear weapons states is a recipe for catastrophe.
倘若伊朗作为核武国家的崛起的话，无疑会使周边几个主要的逊尼派穆斯林国家（比如土耳其，埃及和沙特阿拉伯）大受刺激，并加紧获取或者发展本国的核武计划。显而易见，一个几大核武国家并存的中东地区将是无数灾难的源泉。