the weapons are of little military use, but they are still the symbolic link that couples america’s nuclear arsenal to the defence of europe.
这些武器的军事作用虽微乎其微,但它们却仍是一条象征性的纽带,将美国的核武库与欧洲的防御联系在一起。
pakistan, which has also not signed the npt, has dismissed concerns about the safety of its nuclear arsenal and its proliferation history and insists it too is worthy of such treatment.
as is known to all, china「s nuclear arsenal is the smallest and least advanced among the five nuclear powers. yet, china is the first to pursue the policy of no-first-use of nuclear weapons.
the new system poses even less of a threat to russia’s nuclear arsenal (the americans say neither ever did).
新型防御体系对俄罗斯核工厂的威胁也更小了。
some conspiracy theorists even fret that the americans may go after pakistan’s nuclear arsenal next.
一些阴谋论者甚至提出,美国人的下一个目标将是巴基斯坦的核武库。
and to ensure that our national security is protected, the united states has an interest in tracking russia’s nuclear arsenal through a verification effort that puts u.s. inspectors on the ground.
另外,为确保国家安全,美国有意派遣核查人员追蹤俄国的核武库。
our country is, i believe, seen as a voice for moderation and peace, reinforced by our decision to give up the nuclear arsenal we inherited after the collapse of the soviet union.
我相信我们国家始终支持和平,而这种心声因为放弃苏联解体后核军火库继承权的决定而变得更加强烈。
fearful that india」s nuclear arsenal will overwhelm its own, pakistan continues to block negotiations on a treaty that would freeze all production of weapons-grade material.