An Iran armed with nuclear weapons (or one political decision away from possessing them) would drastically alter the Middle East’s strategic balance. At best, a nuclear-arms race would threaten to consume this already-unstable region, which would endanger the NPT, with far-reaching global consequences.
一个拥有（或者只需一个政治决定就能造出）核武器的伊朗将急剧改变中东地区的战略平衡态势。最好的结果是一场核武竞赛将威胁并拖垮这个本已动荡不安的地区，同时影响到《核不扩散条约》的效力并产生无法预知的全球性后果。