When the Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed in 1968, hopes were high that, while nuclear-weapon States would gradually cut down on their nuclear arsenals, non-nuclear-weapon States would desist from acquiring them.
当《不扩散条约》在1968年签署时，人们抱有很大的希望，即随着核武器国家逐步裁减其核武库，无核武器国家将不再获取这类武器。