The myth of a nuclear domino effect creates an excuse for other Middle Eastern countries -- expecting that their neighbors will be nuclear powers -- to acquire nuclear weapons themselves.

核武器的多米诺效应神话为其他中东国家通过希望邻国成为核国家为自己开发核武器创造了借口。

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The United States has joined other powers in the international Middle East Quartet in urging an immediate Gaza Strip cease-fire.

美国加入了“中东问题四方”的其他国家的行列，敦促立即在加沙地带实现停火。

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The list includes some minnows like St Kitts and Nevis, some populous countries like Bangladesh and some middle-ranking economic powers like Saudi Arabia.

这些国家包括了很多小国，比如圣基茨岛和尼维斯，还包括了一些人口稠密的国家，比如孟加拉国，还有一些中等经济实力的国家，如沙特阿拉伯。

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For their part, the Arabs have demonstrated clearly that they do not share the administration's newfound faith that a nuclear-armed Iran will reach a stable equilibrium in a Bakeresque Middle Eastern balance of powers.

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