事实上，广岛和长崎似乎已成为遥远的记忆；新核武器国家的诞生也没有带来世界末日；恐怖分子掌握的核装备并未威胁世界主要城市；在有核国家看来，拥有核武器似乎更多地带来安慰和骄傲，而不是尴尬和忧虑。
Indeed, Hiroshima and Nagasaki seem an eternity ago; new nuclear-weapons states have emerged without the world ending; no terrorist nuclear device has threatened a major city; and possession of nuclear weapons, for the states that have them, seems to be a source of comfort and pride rather than concern or embarrassment.