The international community’s failure to bring the CTBT into force is one of the reasons why the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists’ iconic Doomsday Clock remains poised at five minutes to midnight – the closest it has been to midnight since the height of the Cold War. But, while there clearly is cause for concern, there is no reason to lose hope.
国际社会没能让全面禁止核试验条约产生效力是原子科学家公报（Bulletin of Atomic Scientists）标志性的末日钟（Doomsday Clock）仍指向午夜前五分钟——只有冷战高峰时期达到过比现在更接近午夜的程度。但是，尽管显然值得担忧，但也不必失去希望。