They will likely follow suit, and the more weapons proliferate in the volatile Middle East, the more likely it is that accidents and miscalculations could lead to their use. Moreover, there are genuine fears that rogue elements in a divided Iranian government might leak weapons technology to terrorist groups.
同样，沙特阿拉伯、埃及和其他国家也不会消极地等待波斯什叶派得到原子弹。他们很可能会效法伊朗，而且，在本来就不稳定的中东，核武器扩散得越多，因意外和判断错误而使用核武器的可能性就越大。更严重的是，伊朗分治政府中的无赖分子可能会把武器技术泄露给恐怖主义集团，这样的担心并非杞人忧天。