VOA慢速英語:Russia, Iran and the Missile Defense Issue

伊朗核問題以及導彈防御系統(tǒng)

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English.

這里是美國之音慢速英語新聞報道。

The next international talks on Iran's nuclear program take place this month in Moscow. The talks come as Russia continues to oppose missile-defense plans designed to answer a possible nuclear threat from Iran.

就伊朗核問題的下一次談判將于本月在莫斯科舉行。而會談之際，俄羅斯仍在繼續(xù)反對旨在應對伊朗核威脅的導彈防御計劃。

The United States and the European Union believe that a goal of Iran's uranium enrichment program is to possess nuclear weapons. The Iranian government says it only wants to use its enriched uranium for peaceful purposes, such as producing electricity.

美國和歐盟認為，伊朗鈾濃縮計劃旨在擁有核武器。伊朗政府則說，自己只是想把高濃縮鈾用于和平目的，例如發(fā)電。

Talks between Iran and six world powers have gone on for years. The six countries are the United States, Britain, China, France, Germany and Russia.

伊朗與世界六大強國之間的談判已經(jīng)持續(xù)多年。這六個國家是指美國、英國、中國、法國、德國以及俄羅斯。

The latest two-day meeting took place in Baghdad last month. There was very little progress. Negotiators agreed to meet in Moscow in the middle of June.

最近一次為期兩天的會談于上月在巴格達舉行，但進展甚微。談判代表們同意六月中旬在莫斯科會面(繼續(xù)談判)。

The common thinking is that Russian economic interests in Iran have led Russia to be a strong supporter of Iran. But many experts say Russia has taken a stronger position on Iran during the past few years.

一般認為，俄羅斯在伊朗的經(jīng)濟利益使其成為伊朗的堅定支持者。但許多專家表示，在過去幾年里，俄羅斯在伊朗問題已經(jīng)采取了更為強硬的立場。

Robert Legvold of Columbia University says one reason was what American officials have called the reset in relations with Russia. Mr. Legvold says that does not mean there are no disagreements between the United States and Russia over Iran. He says the possibility of some kind of military attack on Iran makes the Russians nervous.

哥倫比亞大學的羅伯特·萊格沃爾德(Robert Legvold)表示，原因之一是美國官員曾經(jīng)呼吁重啟俄美關系。萊格沃爾德表示，這并不意味著在俄美之間就伊朗問題沒有任何分歧。他說，對伊朗進行某種軍事攻擊的可能性使得俄羅斯非常緊張。

ROBERT LEGVOLD: "And the Russians are very antsy about the idea of a military option, whether it's Israel that executes it or whether it is some kind of a U.S. option, or the U.S. with Israel together. They also continue to push much harder on the diplomatic option rather than further tightening of sanctions."

萊格沃爾德：“俄羅斯對選擇軍事行動這種想法非常不安，無論是以色列出手，還是美國，或是這兩國聯(lián)合采取軍事行動。俄羅斯仍在繼續(xù)推動更為艱難的外交努力，而不是進一步收緊制裁。”

But Russia has voted in the past for economic sanctions against Iran in the United Nations. And Stephen Cohen, professor emeritus at Princeton University and New York University, says that is not all Russia has done.

但是俄羅斯過去在聯(lián)合國投票支持了對伊朗的經(jīng)濟制裁。普林斯頓大學和紐約大學的名譽教授斯蒂芬·科恩(Stephen Cohen)表示，這還不是俄羅斯做的所有事情。

STEPHEN COHEN: "Russia cancelled a deal it had with the Iranian government to supply it with anti-aircraft missiles, the kind of anti-aircraft missiles that Iran would need to defend itself if it was attacked by Israel or the United States, which remains, by the way, on at least the theoretical agenda. These were enormous concessions by Moscow."

科恩：“俄羅斯取消了一項和伊朗政府達成的，向伊朗提供防空導彈的協(xié)議。如果伊朗遭到以色列或美國的攻擊，它需要使用這種防空導彈保衛(wèi)自己。順便說一下，這種攻擊至少理論上存在。這是莫斯科做出的巨大讓步。”

Experts say one area where Russia will not compromise is missile defense. This American-led idea is tied to the possible nuclear threat from Iran. The Obama administration has proposed deployment of anti-missile interceptors on navy ships at sea. There also would be land-based versions of these anti-missile missiles. Some would be sent to former Warsaw Pact countries in Eastern Europe.

專家表示，俄羅斯不會妥協(xié)的一個領域是導彈防御系統(tǒng)。這一由美國主導的計劃和可能來自伊朗的核威脅有關。奧巴馬政府已經(jīng)提出在海軍艦艇上部署反導攔截系統(tǒng)。這種反導導彈還存在路基版。其中一些路基版反導導彈就被部署到東歐的前華沙條約國家。

Russia has always opposed American plans for a missile defense system in Europe. Russian officials see it as aimed against Russia. Robert Legvold at Columbia University says Russia's main objection is tied to the last part of the missile defense plan. That part, known as Phase Four, is set for deployment in twenty-twenty.

俄羅斯一直反對美國在歐洲部署導彈防御系統(tǒng)的計劃。俄羅斯官員認為它旨在針對俄羅斯。哥倫比亞大學的萊格沃爾德說，俄羅斯主要反對的是導彈防御系統(tǒng)的最后一部分，及常說的第四階段，它將于2020年開始部署。

ROBERT LEGVOLD: "The problem with Phase Four -- and we begin moving that way with Phase Three -- is that that is an intercontinental ballistic missile system designed to defend the entire continent, not merely what's called theater systems, which is what the shorter-range systems are. And those, theoretically, depending on where they are deployed, could be something of a threat to the Russian nuclear deterrent."

萊格沃爾德：“第四階段以第三階段為基礎，第四階段的問題在于，它是一種洲際彈道導彈系統(tǒng)，旨在保衛(wèi)整個大陸，而不僅僅是一種被稱為戰(zhàn)區(qū)系統(tǒng)的短程導彈系統(tǒng)。從理論上來說，它可能威脅到俄羅斯的核威懾力量，具體取決于它部署到哪里。”

NATO leaders restated their support for the missile defense plan when they met last month in Chicago.

北約領導人上月在芝加哥會面時再次重申了他們對導彈防御系統(tǒng)的支持。