核冲突

核冲突将意味着我们所知道的生命的终结。

Nuclear conflict would spell the end of life as we know it .

在这样一个世界中，解决核冲突、种族清洗和环境灾难风险的希望何在？

In such a world , what hope is there of addressing the risks of nuclear conflict , ethnic cleansing and environmental disaster ?

如果我们真的被卷入一次核冲突或者核战争

that if we did get engaged in a nuclear confrontation and atomic war ,

不过，尽管人们的危机感尚未褪去，但无论是福岛核危机还是利比亚冲突，都不太可能扰乱全球能源供应的长期格局。

Despite the sense of crisis , however , neither Fukushima nor conflict in Libya is likely to disrupt long-term patterns in global energy supplies .

这一说法有悖于另一种人们普遍接受的观点：即拥有核武器的国家基本上不会遭受袭击，因为相关各方担心，袭击将引发核冲突、从而产生毁灭性的后果。

The claim runs counter to the widely held view that countries in possession of a nuclear weapon are largely immune to attack , because of the fear that a strike could trigger a nuclear conflict with devastating consequences .