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At the same time, the U.S. and Russia are accelerating their spending on nuclear forces.
與此同時(shí), 美俄都在加大核力量方面的投入。
The current U.S. plan would require spending $1.2 trillion
按照目前的計(jì)劃，美國(guó)需要1.2萬(wàn)億美元的資金，
to modernize the aging U.S. “nuclear triad” of bombers, submarines and land-based missiles over the next three decades.
在未來(lái)三十年內(nèi)對(duì)老化的戰(zhàn)略轟炸機(jī)、潛射彈道導(dǎo)彈和陸基洲際彈道導(dǎo)彈核三位一體進(jìn)行現(xiàn)代化。
The U.S. is reinvesting in the labs and factories that produce warheads.
美國(guó)還恢復(fù)了對(duì)生產(chǎn)彈頭的實(shí)驗(yàn)室和工廠的投資。
While the U.S. nuclear stockpile has been slashed over the past 30 years,
盡管過(guò)去30年里美國(guó)的核儲(chǔ)備有所削減,
the U.S. military has said the remaining arsenal is unmatched.
美國(guó)軍方表示,美國(guó)剩余的軍火庫(kù)仍然所向披靡。
Russia is in the midst of overhauling its nuclear forces,
俄羅斯正在大幅修整其核武庫(kù),
including new ICBMs, ballistic-missile submarines and modernized heavy bombers.
包括開(kāi)發(fā)新的洲際彈道導(dǎo)彈、反彈道導(dǎo)彈潛艇和現(xiàn)代化的重型轟炸機(jī)。
It’s developing a massive RS-28 Sarmat ICBM
俄羅斯正在開(kāi)發(fā)一個(gè)大型“RS-28薩爾馬特”洲際戰(zhàn)略導(dǎo)彈，
that boasts countermeasures designed to elude U.S. antimissile systems.
聲稱(chēng)是專(zhuān)為避開(kāi)美國(guó)反導(dǎo)系統(tǒng)而設(shè)計(jì)的導(dǎo)彈。
It’s also practicing nuclear snap drills that involve missile launches from the air, land and sea.
俄羅斯還在進(jìn)行覆蓋海陸空各型導(dǎo)彈的核演習(xí)。
THE REST OF THE WORLD is not blind to the accelerating U.S.-Russia competition.
對(duì)于美俄雙方日益加劇的競(jìng)賽，世界其他國(guó)家并沒(méi)有選擇坐視不理。
While the two nations account for nearly 93% of the world’s nuclear arsenal,
盡管這兩個(gè)國(guó)家的核武庫(kù)占到了全世界的近 93%,
there are now nine countries with stockpiles.
但現(xiàn)在還有另外九個(gè)國(guó)家也擁有了核武庫(kù)。
Not only do they have no plans for disarmament, but they aren’t seeking reductions.
他們不僅沒(méi)有解除武裝的計(jì)劃, 也沒(méi)有想要削減。
The number of nuclear weapons in the world has declined since the Cold War,
冷戰(zhàn)以來(lái)，世界上核武器的數(shù)量有所下降,
from a peak of about 70,300 in 1986 to 14,550,
從1986年70300枚這樣一個(gè)峰值降到了14550。
according to the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
數(shù)據(jù)來(lái)自美國(guó)科學(xué)家聯(lián)合會(huì) (FAS)。
But the pace of reductions has drastically slowed.
然而, 削減的速度已經(jīng)大幅放緩。
Around the globe, the perceived value of acquiring nuclearweapons has gone up,
在全球范圍內(nèi), 核武器的擁有價(jià)值已經(jīng)攀升,
while the repercussions of violating treaties has declined,
違反條約的影響則有所下降,
says Hans Kristensen, director of the nuclear-information project at FAS.
在 FAS 的核信息項(xiàng)目主任漢斯·克利斯登森說(shuō)。
“We’re certainly in a dynamic strategic competition where all sides are arming themselves,” he says.
他表示: "我們確實(shí)是處在一個(gè)動(dòng)態(tài)的各方都在武裝自己的戰(zhàn)略競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中."
“If the dynamic is not stopped and reversed, it will almost inevitably escalate into an arms race.
"如果這個(gè)動(dòng)態(tài)沒(méi)有停止或逆轉(zhuǎn), 它幾乎會(huì)不可避免地會(huì)升級(jí)為軍備競(jìng)賽。
That is in the nature of the beast.”
而這正是核競(jìng)爭(zhēng)的野獸本質(zhì)。”
