The lesson for the Middle East in the mutual reduction of nuclear stockpiles by the US and Russia is that genuine disarmament is impossible unless preceded by an improvement in inter-state relations. This is also the lesson of the other five world regions – Latin America, the South Pacific, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and Africa – that have adopted treaties establishing zones free of nuclear weapons.
相反，这次会议需要开启一次对话，让所有相关利益方谈论各自的基本安全问题。美俄共同削减核武器计划给中东带来的教益是，除非有跨国关系改善在先，否则是不可能发生真正的核武器削减的。这也是其他已经签署了建立无核武器条约的五个地区——拉美、南太平洋、东南亚、中亚和非洲——所要汲取的教训。