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President Trump has not ordered such a test,
特朗普總統并沒有下令進行這樣的測試，
but even the consideration of a show of force—
但即使是對武力展示的考慮，
by the nation that announced the atomic age by dropping nuclear weapons on Japanese cities in August 1945—
又是1945年8月在日本城市投放核武器，宣布原子時代到來的這個國家 -
marks a provocative shift from the sober, almost mournful restraint that has characterized the U.S. posture toward the weapons for decades.
也標志著幾十年來美國對這種武器所持的清醒甚至幾乎是有點悲哀的克制姿態開始轉向挑釁。
To prevent nuclear war and the spread of weapons to nonnuclear states,
為了防止核戰爭和武器擴散到無核國家，
the strategy of Republican and Democratic Commanders in Chief alike has been to reduce nuclear arsenals and forge new arms-control agreements.
共和黨和民主黨領導人一直都在減少核武庫，締結新的軍控協議。
The Trump Administration, by contrast, is convinced that the best way to limit the spreading nuclear danger
相比之下，特朗普政府則認為，限制核擴散危險最好的方式
is to expand and advertise its ability to annihilate its enemies.
在于擴大并宣傳其殲滅敵人的能力。
In addition to putting the Nevada testing ground on notice,
除了通知內華達試驗基地外，
he has signed off on a $1.2 trillion plan to overhaul the entire nuclear-weapons complex.
他還簽署了一項價值1.2萬億美元對整個核武器綜合體進行大檢修的計劃。
Trump has authorized a new nuclear warhead, the first in 34 years.
此外，特朗普還授權了一種新型的也是34年來研發的首枚核彈彈頭，
He is funding research and development on a mobile medium-range missile.
資助機動中程導彈的研發。
The new weapon, if tested or deployed,
這一新型武器，如果通過了測試或部署，
would be prohibited by a 30-year-old Cold War nuclear-forces agreement with Russia (which has already violated the agreement).
將受到與俄羅斯達成的30年冷戰時期核力量協議的禁止（因為研發這一武器已經違反了該協議）。
And for the first time, the U.S. is expanding the scenarios
美國破天荒選擇了激化事態，
under which the President would consider going nuclear to "significant nonnuclear strategic attacks," including major cyberattacks.
如此一來，總統將考慮把核計劃納入“重大的非核戰略攻擊”，包括大型網絡攻擊。
"We must modernize and rebuild our nuclear arsenal, hopefully never having to use it,
“我們必須對我們的核武庫進行現代化和重建，盡管我們希望永遠不必使用它，
but making it so strong and powerful that it will deter any acts of aggression," Trump said on Jan. 30 during his State of the Union address.
但我們還是要將其建設得足夠強大，以阻止任何侵略行為，“特朗普在1月30日的國情咨文演講中表示。
"Perhaps someday in the future there will be a magical moment when the countries of the world will get together to eliminate their nuclear weapons.
“也許將來有一天會出現一個神奇的時刻，世界各國聚在一起銷毀各自的核武器。
Unfortunately, we are not there yet."
不幸的是，我們還沒有到那個地步。”
