新奇事件簿 俄罗斯计划研发更多导弹

Russia has responded to the USA withdrawing from an arms treaty by announcing it has plans to build more missiles. News that the USA will exit the Intermediate Nuclear Forces Treaty (INFT) and Russia's response raised concerns about a new arms race. Moscow immediately said it would end its own involvement in the arms limitation treaty. In addition, Russian media stated that Russia's military would develop a "100 megaton nuclear doomsday device" in response to the USA pulling out of the treaty. The INFT was signed in 1987. It was an attempt to limit the number of missiles that were capable of hitting many European capitals. It banned both countries from using short- and medium-range missiles.

俄罗斯宣布计划建造更多导弹，以此回应美国撤出一项武器条约。新闻称美国将退出中程导弹条约（INFT），而俄罗斯的回应引发了对新一轮军备竞赛的担忧。莫斯科方面立即表示其将终止本国参与的武器限制条约。此外，俄罗斯媒体称俄罗斯军方将开发“一亿吨核世界末日装置”以此回应美国退出INFT。INFT签署于1987年，旨在限制可以摧毁欧洲多国首都的导弹数量。其禁止两国使用短程或中程导弹。

The media have written extensively about a new "super-missile". This is an unstoppable, undersea, 100-megaton nuclear warhead. Experts say it is so fast it can evade¹ all current missile defense² systems. They also say it is powerful enough to cause catastrophic devastation³, such as creating 100-meter tsunami⁴ waves and enough radiation to wipe out life for a thousand kilometers. One Russian newspaper wrote: "One of the 100 megaton nuclear warheads will sit off the US coast. Any US attack on Russia would be a suicidal misadventure." However, the paper omitted to mention the concept of M.A.D. - Mutually Assured Destruction. This scary scenario⁵ sees both countries wiping each other out.

媒体编写了大量关于新“超级导弹”的新闻。这是一种无法阻挡的水下亿吨核弹头。专家表示其速度非常快，可以避开目前所有的导弹防御系统。他们还表示其威力强大足以造成灾难性的破坏，比如造成100米的海啸波以及产生足以消灭一千多公里内生命的辐射。一俄罗斯纸媒写道：“一亿吨核弹头中的一个就将摧毁美国海岸。美国对俄罗斯的任何袭击都将是自杀式的灾难。”但该报没有提及相互保证毁灭（M.A.D.）的概念。这是两国相互毁灭的可怕场景。

1 evade   

vt.逃避，回避；避开，躲避

参考例句：

• He tried to evade the embarrassing question.他企图回避这令人难堪的问题。
• You are in charge of the job.How could you evade the issue?你是负责人，你怎么能对这个问题不置可否？

2 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。

3 devastation   

n.毁坏；荒废；极度震惊或悲伤

参考例句：

• The bomb caused widespread devastation. 炸弹造成大面积破坏。
• There was devastation on every side. 到处都是破坏的创伤。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 tsunami   

n.海啸

参考例句：

• Powerful quake sparks tsunami warning in Japan.大地震触发了日本的海啸预警。
• Coastlines all around the Indian Ocean inundated by a huge tsunami.大海啸把印度洋沿岸地区都淹没了。

5 scenario   

n.剧本，脚本；概要

参考例句：

• But the birth scenario is not completely accurate.然而分娩脚本并非完全准确的。
• This is a totally different scenario.这是完全不同的剧本。