In a nearly perfect world, Russia and the US would not need large nuclear stockpiles. But cutting nuclear weapons to a bare minimum in the current conditions would give a big advantage to small nuclear powers, which will see their nuclear potential gain near-parity with larger states.
在一个近乎完美的世界里，俄罗斯和美国并不需要大量储备核武器的。但将核武数量削减到如此之少将给那些小型核武国家以可乘之机，令他们自认自己的核潜力已经和大国站在同一个水平线上了。