2016年CRI US Officials, Nuclear Experts Praise Xi's Speech at Nuclear Security Summit

 

Dan Lipman, vice¹ president of the Washington-based Nuclear Energy Institute, said Xi Jinping's words show there is "good agreement" between China and the United States on the threats that they face.

"Nuclear security is very critical for the U.S. nuclear industry and you know we expect that the kinds of agreements we have with our Chinese friends, both at the government level but especially at the civilian² level, can increase and improve both safety and security. So I think President Xi's speech is a call to action and that we in the civilian nuclear industry globally, not just China and the U.S. but globally, all need to do our part and contribute our resources and effectiveness to maintain nuclear security."

Thomas Countryman, assistant secretary of the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, said he agreed with the Chinese leader regarding his comments about nuclear terrorism.

"He's right. It is the possibility of nuclear terrorism that first motivated President Obama to begin this nuclear security summit process. We have greatly reduced the possibility that terrorists can get nuclear explosive material. But the threat is not yet down to zero, so we have to keep working on it. And on the second point the president made, I think that President Xi is right that there is a stronger global line of defense³, greater communication among countries, greater similarities in protecting this material."

Bonnie Jenkins is coordinator⁴ for Threat Reduction Programs in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation under the U.S. State Department.

She said the President gave a "very strong speech about the importance of nuclear security."

"I think it reflects the importance that China is seeing in terms of nuclear security and the work that we have been able to do with China in the past few years, particularly with the summit. China opened up its Center of Excellence⁵ about a week and a half ago, and I think that really reflects the fact that China is serious about this issue. Particularly since it's the last summit in this format⁶, this is a good time to do something like this because it shows that we want to continue to work with China and sustain this work of the summit past today."

The Center of Excellence (CoE) on Nuclear Security was launched in Beijing on March 18.

It is the largest nuclear program financed by both the Chinese and U.S. governments, and also the largest nuclear security center in the Asia-Pacific region.

Jenkins said she expects China will play a bigger role in the field of international nuclear security in the future and that there will be more cooperation between China and the United States.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 civilian   

adj.平民的，民用的，民众的

参考例句：

• There is no reliable information about civilian casualties.关于平民的伤亡还没有确凿的信息。
• He resigned his commission to take up a civilian job.他辞去军职而从事平民工作。

3 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

4 coordinator   

n.协调人

参考例句：

• The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, headed by the Emergency Relief Coordinator, coordinates all UN emergency relief. 联合国人道主义事务协调厅在紧急救济协调员领导下，负责协调联合国的所有紧急救济工作。
• How am I supposed to find the client-relations coordinator? 我怎么才能找到客户关系协调员的办公室？

5 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。

6 format   

n.设计，版式；[计算机]格式，DOS命令:格式化(磁盘)，用于空盘或使用过的磁盘建立新空盘来存储数据；v.使格式化，设计，安排

参考例句：

• Please format this floppy disc.请将这张软盘格式化。
• The format of the figure is very tasteful.该图表的格式很雅致。