But debates about the role of nuclear weapons in the modern world, as well as in the future, are only beginning. The world system on which past discussions of nuclear weapons were based has become almost unrecognizable, calling into question the adequacy of the mentality and concepts inherited from that system.
即便如此，对核武器在当今以及未来世界所扮演角色的争论才刚刚开始。过往针对核武器的讨论都是构建在旧有的全球势力均衡系统之上，而这个系统如今已经几乎无人认同，对这个系统遗留下来的思维和概念是否依然适用的争论也正在不断增加。