World on the brink of new arms race – report

RT:報(bào)告表明世界瀕臨新一輪軍備競(jìng)賽邊緣

Israel is among the nations “believed to be modernizing its nuclear arsenal,” the Stockholm-based SIPRI institute has said

總部位于斯德哥爾摩的 SIPRI 研究所表示,以色列是被認(rèn)為正在實(shí)現(xiàn)核武庫(kù)現(xiàn)代化的國(guó)家之一

The world risks plunging into a “new dangerous arms race” as most nuclear powers seek to modernize and expand their arsenals, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has warned in its annual review.

斯德哥爾摩國(guó)際和平研究所(SIPRI)在其年度報(bào)告中警告稱,由于大多數(shù)擁核國(guó)家尋求現(xiàn)代化和擴(kuò)充其核武庫(kù),世界正面臨陷入"新的危險(xiǎn)軍備競(jìng)賽"的風(fēng)險(xiǎn)。

The pace of disarmament is slowing as nuclear-armed states launch “intensive” arsenal modernization programs, the research center said in a paper published on Monday.

該研究機(jī)構(gòu)在周一發(fā)布的報(bào)告中指出,隨著擁核國(guó)家啟動(dòng)"密集"的核武庫(kù)現(xiàn)代化計(jì)劃,核裁軍步伐正在放緩。

Russia and the US, which together possess around 90% of all nuclear weapons in the world, are set to see the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control treaty – the New START – expire in February 2026, SIPRI noted. The agreement limits the number of simultaneously deployed strategic nuclear warheads.

SIPRI 指出,俄美兩國(guó)擁有全球約 90%的核武器,而兩國(guó)間最后一項(xiàng)雙邊核軍控條約《新削減戰(zhàn)略武器條約》將于 2026 年 2 月到期。該條約限制了兩國(guó)可同時(shí)部署的戰(zhàn)略核彈頭數(shù)量。

Moscow suspended its participation in the treaty in 2023, citing the impracticality of the inspection regime due to deep Western involvement in the Ukraine conflict. However, it maintained that it remained open to dialogue on the issue if the arsenals of Washington’s NATO allies were also considered.

莫斯科于 2023 年暫停參與該條約,理由是西方深度介入烏克蘭沖突導(dǎo)致核查機(jī)制無(wú)法實(shí)施。但俄方表示,若將華盛頓的北約盟國(guó)核武庫(kù)納入考量,仍愿就此問(wèn)題展開(kāi)對(duì)話。

Washington, meanwhile, insists on including China in any new agreement. According to SIPRI, China possesses the fastest-growing nuclear arsenal in the world and could rival “either Russia or the USA” in its number of intercontinental ballistic missiles by the end of the decade.

與此同時(shí),華盛頓堅(jiān)持要求將中國(guó)納入任何新協(xié)議。斯德哥爾摩國(guó)際和平研究所數(shù)據(jù)顯示,中國(guó)擁有全球增速最快的核武庫(kù),其洲際彈道導(dǎo)彈數(shù)量到本年代末可能"與俄羅斯或美國(guó)相當(dāng)"。

The UK and France are also modernizing their nuclear forces, focusing on nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, the report said. Paris additionally aims to develop a new ballistic missile warhead.

報(bào)告指出,英國(guó)和法國(guó)也在推進(jìn)核力量現(xiàn)代化,重點(diǎn)發(fā)展核動(dòng)力彈道導(dǎo)彈潛艇。巴黎方面還計(jì)劃研發(fā)新型彈道導(dǎo)彈彈頭。

“The era of reductions in the number of nuclear weapons in the world, which had lasted since the end of the Cold War, is coming to an end,” said Hans M. Kristensen, Associate Senior Fellow with SIPRI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Program. “We see a clear trend of growing nuclear arsenals, sharpened nuclear rhetoric, and the abandonment of arms control agreements.”

自冷戰(zhàn)結(jié)束以來(lái)持續(xù)的世界核武器數(shù)量削減時(shí)代正走向終結(jié),"斯德哥爾摩國(guó)際和平研究所大規(guī)模殺傷性武器項(xiàng)目高級(jí)副研究員漢斯·M·克里斯滕森表示。"我們清晰地看到核武庫(kù)擴(kuò)張、核言論升級(jí)以及軍控協(xié)議遭廢棄的趨勢(shì)。

The research institute also listed Israel among the nations “believed to be modernizing its nuclear arsenal.” While West Jerusalem does not officially acknowledge possessing nuclear weapons, SIPRI pointed to tests of new missile propulsion systems and alleged upgrades at the plutonium production reactor site in Dimona.

該研究所還將以色列列入"據(jù)信正在進(jìn)行核武庫(kù)現(xiàn)代化"的國(guó)家名單。盡管耶路撒冷當(dāng)局未正式承認(rèn)擁有核武器,但報(bào)告指出以色列測(cè)試了新型導(dǎo)彈推進(jìn)系統(tǒng),并疑似對(duì)迪莫納钚生產(chǎn)反應(yīng)堆基地進(jìn)行了升級(jí)。

Israel could have up to 90 nuclear warheads at its disposal, the report stated. The findings come as West Jerusalem conducts air raids against Iranian nuclear and military facilities, claiming the Islamic Republic is nearing the creation of a nuclear bomb. Tehran, which maintains that its nuclear program is peaceful, was not mentioned in the SIPRI report.

報(bào)告稱以色列可能擁有多達(dá) 90 枚核彈頭。這一結(jié)論發(fā)布之際,正值以軍對(duì)伊朗核設(shè)施及軍事目標(biāo)實(shí)施空襲,聲稱伊斯蘭共和國(guó)即將造出核彈。而堅(jiān)稱其核計(jì)劃用于和平目的的德黑蘭方面,未在斯德哥爾摩國(guó)際和平研究所報(bào)告中提及。