当前的局势错综复杂、不可预测，其特点是《中程核力量条约》终结、《新裁武条约》的延期扑朔迷离，以及世界各地发生一再违反《化学武器公约》的行为。这种局势表明，当前的安全形势不利于加强裁军和不扩散架构。然而，在这种形势下，加倍努力越发至关重要，因为在这方面取得进一步进展也有助于改善总体安全环境。
The current complex and unpredictable security situation, characterized by the demise of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the uncertainty surrounding the extension of the New START Treaty and the repeated violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) in various parts of the world, shows that the current security context is not conducive to strengthening the disarmament and non-proliferation architecture. In the circumstances, however, redoubling our efforts is even more essential, because further progress in that area could help to improve the overall security environment as well.