There is little hope of any change for the better unless the Security Council’s permanent members conclude that their own security requires resuming détente among themselves and launching serious disarmament negotiations, as promised. They have shown their willingness to act to restrain other states from acquiring weapons of mass destruction; now it is time for them to restrain themselves.
人们没有看到核裁军，倒是看到了核武库的升级——有时甚至是扩大。除非安理会常任理事国认为，为了它们自身的安全必须彼此达成妥协并如承诺的那样开启严肃的裁军谈判，否则看不到多少改善的希望。它们已经表现出愿意遏制其他国家获得大规模杀伤性武器，现在，它们应该遏制它们自己了。