This gap is bound to affect negatively the processes of nuclear disarmament that are now being envisaged, for these states’ flirtation with nuclear weapons is not just a quest for prestige or status; it is an attempt to counter the conventional superiority of hostile neighbors – or, as with Iran and North Korea, of the US itself.
其中的差距注定会对当前的核武器削减愿景造成负面影响，因为这些国家的核挑衅不仅仅是出于对特权和地位的要求；而是在试图挑战敌对邻邦的传统优势，而对于伊朗和朝鲜来说，挑战对象更是美国本身。