火箭成功发射凸显朝鲜技术水平提升_时事

火箭成功发射凸显朝鲜技术水平提升

North Korea appears to have turned a corner in its goal of achieving mastery of ballistic missiles, U.S. officials and weapons experts said following its successful rocket launch early Wednesday, adding to pressure on the Obama administration to contain Pyongyang's arsenal.

朝鲜周三上午成功发射一枚火箭之后，美国的官员和武器专家们说，朝鲜在实现熟练掌握弹道导弹技术这一目标方面已经突破了技术瓶颈，这增加了奥巴马政府遏制朝鲜武器装备能力的压力。

A particular concern for U.S. officials is that Iran, which also is developing a nuclear program and long-range missiles, could take heart from its Asian ally's success and accelerate what the West suspects is a goal of developing a warhead. Pyongyang and Tehran have closely cooperated in developing missile systems for more than two decades, according to U.S. and Asian officials.

美国官员尤为担心的是，伊朗可能会从其亚洲盟友朝鲜的成功中受到鼓舞，加速在西方看来伊朗正在进行的核弹头开发计划。伊朗同样在开发核武器和远程导弹。据美国和亚洲国家的一些官员说，朝鲜和伊朗20多年来一直在开发导弹系统方面进行着密切合作。

'Nothing that we're doing now in terms of sanctions or diplomacy or anything has stopped [Pyongyang],' said Victor Cha, who served as a top adviser on North Korea to President George W. Bush. 'Counterproliferation now becomes much more important.'