US President Donald Trump has refused to recertify the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which he once predicted would "lead to a nuclear holocaust." Unfortunately, by creating incentives for hostile regimes to pursue nuclear armaments at all costs, Trump has made that nightmare scenario even more likely.
fears that the Trump administration is creating perverse incentives for others to develop nuclear weapons.
东京——在东京及全日本的城市和城镇展望2018年之际,长期以来被忽视的人防基础设施及核攻击程序正在重新启动。学生们正在加紧练习我儿时曾经经历的那种核安全演习,当时尚处在冷战的高峰阶段。警方和紧急救援人员正加紧温习自上世纪90年代以来已经被逐渐荒废的保护措施。医院则正在进行压力测试。核辐射庇护所正在逐一检查和修复。同时正在挖掘能加强民众安全的新型创新和资源所能发挥的潜力。
绝大部分准备工作——由朝鲜不断升级的好战情绪引发,包括向日本发射导弹——正在地方一级有序展开着。而且,除日本之外,许多亚洲城市也同样在计划强化民防领域。但城市除领导紧急情况应对准备之外还可以发挥更大作用;我们可以——因此也必须——在协助避免冲突和缓解紧张局势方面发挥核心作用。
就像冷战时期的东京地方长官一样,我并不认为我们将真的面对恐怖的核攻击。但既然涉及到东京民众的安全和福祉,我所领导的政府及其下属机构必须做好准备,无论怎样小心都不为过。任何达不到竭尽全力的准备不仅非常鲁莽,同时也是对1945年广岛和长崎爆炸后在核风暴中丧生者记忆的一种玷污。
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