美俄或将谈判削减短程核武问题一托福阅读机经背景.docxVIP

智课网TOEFL备考资料美俄或将谈判削减短程核武问题一托福阅读机经背景 The United States and Russia still have tactical - or short-range - nuclear weapons, most of them located in Europe. These weapons could be the focus of U.S.-Russian talks. 美国和俄罗斯仍旧拥有战术核武，或称作短程核武。这些核武器大部份都部署在欧洲。这类武器将可能是美国和俄罗斯之间谈判时的焦点议题。 President Barack Obama has made reducing nuclear weapons worldwide a priority foreign policy issue. Experts say the New START treaty reducing U.S. and Russian long-range, or strategic nuclear weapons, was a major step in that direction. 奥巴马将世界性的削减核武，作为外交政策的优先问题。专家们说，为减少美、俄两国远程核武，也称作战略核武而新签订的“削减战略武器条约”，是这个方向中的重要一步。