2016年CRI Preview to 2016 Nuclear Security Summit

 

Before the official launch of the 2016 Nuclear Security Summit, a media frenzy¹ had already started in the US capital as government representatives and scholars hurried to air their stances on the issue of nuclear security.

The recent developments on the Korean Peninsula had been duly noted². But while news-hunters inevitably³ go after the sensational⁴ topics, some still manage to stay focused on the purpose of the Summit.

The latest discoveries from the terrorist attack in Brussels have revealed the suspects had been secretly monitoring the comings and goings of a Belgian nuclear scientist.

The incident has heightened existing concerns about ISIS' efforts to obtain nuclear materials.

And preventing terrorist acquisition of weapons-grade nuclear materials is precisely⁵ the goal of the Nuclear Summits. Laura Holgate is senior director for Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Threat Reduction at the US National Security Council.

"The summits were, in fact, designed explicitly⁶ to enhance, elevate, expand, and empower architecture of treaties, institutions, norms and practices to effectively address the threats we face today and in the future."

However, Holgate also points out that since the impact of a nuclear terrorist attack would be global, the solutions must, therefore, also be global.

The United States may have initiated⁷ the Summit architecture, but they also need other nations to play ball, so bilateral⁸ and multilateral cooperation is going to be at the center of the discussion.

Dan Kritenbrink, Senior Director for Asian Affairs at the US National Security Council highlighted the tempo⁹ of bilateral cooperation between China and the US, as the two countries' leaders are scheduled to meet on Thursday during the Summit.

"I think because of this high tempo senior level engagement, we've been able to identify opportunities for cooperation where our interests align¹⁰, for example I think bilateral cooperation with China right now is exceptionally broad and deep on issues ranging from climate to nuclear security to development, public health, Iran and Afghanistan. But our engagement has also allowed us to address differences in a very candid¹¹ and constructive¹² way. We don't paper over these differences, we don't' hide them, we don't pull punches in addressing them. So I anticipate you'll see that balanced approach at display on March 31st."

A trilateral discussion among Japan, South Korea and the US is also scheduled to take place on Thursday.

Apart from agreements on the senior level, the summit will also showcase more concrete results.

Over the course of three Nuclear Security Summits, a number of Centers of Excellence¹³ on Nuclear Security have been set up in various countries, the latest being the result of joint¹⁴ effort between China and the US in the outskirts¹⁵ of Beijing.

These facilities will provide exemplary services for regional and international nuclear security training and technical exchanges.

However, this year's Summit is not without challenges - chief of which is the matter of sustainability.

Initiated by US president Barack Obama, the Summits are not going to last beyond the incumbent's presidency¹⁶.

As this year's organizer, the US government has proposed a range of deliverables including national statements, action plans, and a communique.

But how much of these will pass on to the international community in the future will rely on the extent of understanding and commitment achieved in the upcoming event.

1 frenzy   

n.疯狂，狂热，极度的激动

参考例句：

• He was able to work the young students up into a frenzy.他能激起青年学生的狂热。
• They were singing in a frenzy of joy.他们欣喜若狂地高声歌唱。

2 noted   

adj.著名的，知名的

参考例句：

• The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
• Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。

3 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

4 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

5 precisely   

adv.恰好，正好，精确地，细致地

参考例句：

• It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传。
• The man adjusted very precisely.那个人调得很准。

6 explicitly   

ad.明确地，显然地

参考例句：

• The plan does not explicitly endorse the private ownership of land. 该计划没有明确地支持土地私有制。
• SARA amended section 113 to provide explicitly for a right to contribution. 《最高基金修正与再授权法案》修正了第123条，清楚地规定了分配权。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

7 initiated   

n. 创始人 adj. 新加入的 vt. 开始，创始，启蒙，介绍加入

参考例句：

• He has not yet been thoroughly initiated into the mysteries of computers. 他对计算机的奥秘尚未入门。
• The artist initiated the girl into the art world in France. 这个艺术家介绍这个女孩加入巴黎艺术界。

8 bilateral   

adj.双方的，两边的，两侧的

参考例句：

• They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
• There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题，两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。

9 tempo   

n.(音乐的)速度；节奏，行进速度

参考例句：

• The boss is unsatisfied with the tardy tempo.老板不满于这种缓慢的进度。
• They waltz to the tempo of the music.他们跟着音乐的节奏跳华尔兹舞。

10 align   

vt.使成一线，结盟，调节；vi.成一线，结盟

参考例句：

• Align the ruler and the middle of the paper.使尺子与纸张的中部成一条直线。
• There are signs that the prime minister is aligning himself with the liberals.有迹象表明首相正在与自由党人结盟。

11 candid   

adj.公正的，正直的；坦率的

参考例句：

• I cannot but hope the candid reader will give some allowance for it.我只有希望公正的读者多少包涵一些。
• He is quite candid with his friends.他对朋友相当坦诚。

12 constructive   

adj.建设的，建设性的

参考例句：

• We welcome constructive criticism.我们乐意接受有建设性的批评。
• He is beginning to deal with his anger in a constructive way.他开始用建设性的方法处理自己的怒气。

13 excellence   

n.优秀，杰出，(pl.)优点，美德

参考例句：

• His art has reached a high degree of excellence.他的艺术已达到炉火纯青的地步。
• My performance is far below excellence.我的表演离优秀还差得远呢。

14 joint   

adj.联合的，共同的；n.关节，接合处；v.连接，贴合

参考例句：

• I had a bad fall,which put my shoulder out of joint.我重重地摔了一跤，肩膀脫臼了。
• We wrote a letter in joint names.我们联名写了封信。

15 outskirts   

n.郊外，郊区

参考例句：

• Our car broke down on the outskirts of the city.我们的汽车在市郊出了故障。
• They mostly live on the outskirts of a town.他们大多住在近郊。

16 presidency   

n.总统(校长，总经理)的职位(任期)

参考例句：

• Roosevelt was elected four times to the presidency of the United States.罗斯福连续当选四届美国总统。
• Two candidates are emerging as contestants for the presidency.两位候选人最终成为总统职位竞争者。