In addition, a number of countries with nuclear energy programs have the capability, if they choose, to manufacture nuclear weapons within a matter of months if their security perceptions change, because they have mastered the critical technology – uranium enrichment and plutonium reprocessing. If more countries take this path, it could prove to be the Achilles’ heel of non-proliferation.
此外，一批开展核能项目的国家还拥有这种能力：当它们的安全认知发生改变时，只要愿意，便能在短短数月内生产出核武器，这是因为它们已经掌握了临界技术——铀浓缩与钚的再处理。如果更多的国家进行效仿，这个问题将被证明是核不扩散体制的阿喀琉斯之踵。