It was important, however, to restore the momentum for disarmament that had existed when the Treaty was adopted in 1968, particularly since nuclear weapons had become so much more numerous, widespread and destructive in the intervening four decades.
Il est important, cependant, de relancer le processus de désarmement qui existait en 1968 quand le Traité a été adopté, d &apos; autant que les armes nucléaires sont devenues depuis bien plus nombreuses, répandues et destructives.