Gorbachev accepted not only the double zero but also deep cuts in conventional forces, and then failed to stop the Polish, Hungarian and East German defections from the empire.

• 戈尔巴乔夫不仅接受了“双零方案”，也大规模削减了常规武装力量，随后也没能阻止波兰、匈牙利、东德脱离苏联帝国。