US seeks Pakistan nuclear pledge 美国寻求巴基斯坦核安全保证
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The US national security adviser1 has told the BBC that Washington needs guarantees from Pakistan that its nuclear arsenal2 is safe from militants3.

美国国家安全事务助理告诉BBC,华盛顿需要巴基斯坦方面保证核武器不被激进分子掌握。

 

General James Jones said Pakistan's army had repeatedly told him the stockpile(囤储物资) was "under control", but "this is very much an ongoing4 topic".

The Pakistani government is fighting to stop Taleban militants expanding their power in the north-west of the country.

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari is due to meet Barack Obama this week.

Taleban threat

In an interview with the BBC's North America editor, Justin Webb, Gen Jones said that "things are moving in a more positive direction" in Pakistan, but that more assurances were needed about the safety of the country's nuclear weapons.

"If Pakistan doesn't continue in the direction that it presently is and we're not successful there then, obviously, the nuclear question comes into view."

"We have received many assurances from the military that this is something they have under control but this is very much an ongoing topic," he added.

"The world would like to know that on this question, that there's absolute security and transparency."

The safety of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal(军火库) has become more of a concern to the US government since Taleban fighters began expanding their influence in northern Pakistan beyond the Swat valley, which they already largely control.

The Pakistani military has been engaged in an offensive to remove Taleban insurgents5(叛乱分子) from the Lower Dir and Buner regions, parts of which are just 100km (60 miles) from Pakistan's capital, Islamabad.

Pakistan's nuclear weapons falling into the hands of the Taleban would be "the very very worst case scenario(情节,剧本)," said Gen Jones.

"We're going to do anything we can within the construct of our bilateral6 relations(双边关系) and multilateral(多边的) relations to make sure that doesn't happen."

On the subject of Iran, Gen Jones warned that the US would not "wait forever" for Iran to respond positively7 to President Obama's attempt to improve US relations with the country.

"We're interested in getting this new relationship established, to the extent that there is going to be one, but it takes two - and we're still waiting for the appropriate response from the Iranians," he said.



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1 adviser HznziU     
n.劝告者,顾问
参考例句:
  • They employed me as an adviser.他们聘请我当顾问。
  • Our department has engaged a foreign teacher as phonetic adviser.我们系已经聘请了一位外籍老师作为语音顾问。
2 arsenal qNPyF     
n.兵工厂,军械库
参考例句:
  • Even the workers at the arsenal have got a secret organization.兵工厂工人暗中也有组织。
  • We must be the great arsenal of democracy.我们必须成为民主的大军火库。
3 militants 3fa50c1e4338320d8495907fdc5bdbaf     
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
4 ongoing 6RvzT     
adj.进行中的,前进的
参考例句:
  • The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
  • The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。
5 insurgents c68be457307815b039a352428718de59     
n.起义,暴动,造反( insurgent的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The regular troops of Baden joined the insurgents. 巴登的正规军参加到起义军方面来了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Against the Taliban and Iraqi insurgents, these problems are manageable. 要对付塔利班与伊拉克叛乱分子,这些问题还是可以把握住的。 来自互联网
6 bilateral dQGyW     
adj.双方的,两边的,两侧的
参考例句:
  • They have been negotiating a bilateral trade deal.他们一直在商谈一项双边贸易协定。
  • There was a wide gap between the views of the two statesmen on the bilateral cooperation.对双方合作的问题,两位政治家各自所持的看法差距甚大。
7 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
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