所谓“防止核扩散”,从本质上说应当既包括防止核武器的“横向扩散”．即防止无核国发展或取得核武器而成为有核国,也包括防止核武器的“纵向扩散”,即禁止有核国进一步扩充核武器和发展新型核武器。显然,目前的防核扩散法律制度仅仅局限于防止“横向扩散”。从整个防止核扩散制度的构架看,其内容主要包括三个方面:防止核扩散的基 The so-called “prevention of nuclear proliferation” should essentially include both preventing “horizontal proliferation” of nuclear weapons. That is, to prevent the non-nuclear state from developing or acquiring nuclear weapons to become a nuclear power. It also includes preventing the “vertical proliferation” of nuclear weapons, that is, prohibiting the nuclear powers from further expanding their nuclear weapons and developing new types of nuclear weapons. Obviously, the current legal regime for preventing nuclear proliferation is limited to preventing “horizontal proliferation.” From the perspective of the entire nuclear non-proliferation regime, its content mainly includes three aspects: the basis for preventing nuclear proliferation