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1、考研阅读素材：《经济学人》核安全会议2010-04-19来源:网络【大中小】投稿1分享到人人 划词已开启NuclearSecurityBarackObamabringstheworldtoWashingtontotrytokeeptrackofloosenuclearmaterialIN2007armedgunmenattackedanuclearfacilityinSouthAfrica,breachingheavysecuritybeforetheywerechasedoff(andnevercaught).Theincidentillustr

2、atedthatthepossibilityofnuclearmaterialsfallingintothewronghandsisfarfromanabstractone.Thefearscomeinthreeseparatebutrelatedforms:thatnuclearweaponsmightfallintothewronghands;thatweapons-gradehighlyenricheduraniumandplutoniumthatcouldbeusedtomakenuclearbombsmightgomissing;andt

3、hatlargeramountsofotherradioactivematerial,fromdiscardedX-raymachinestospentfuel,mightbeusedtomakeadirtybomb.Securingnuclearmaterialnowmeansgettingmorestatesthanevertoco-operate.ThisiswhatthenuclearsecurityconferencethatopenedinWashington,DC,onApril12thhopedtoachieve.With46cou

4、ntriesattending,andmanysendingtheirleaders,BarackObama’sadministrationsoldtheconferenceasthebeginningofanewera.ThelasttimeAmericagatheredsomanyworldleadersgatheredatthepresident’sinvitationwaswhenFranklinD.RooseveltconvenedthemtocreatetheUN.MrObama’smoremodestgoalforthemeeting

5、wastoproducesomestepstowardssecuringallnuclearmaterialwithinthreeyears.MrObamacanalreadypointtosomeprogress.OnMondayUkraineannouncedthatitwouldeliminateitsstockpilesofhighlyenricheduraniumby2012.OnTuesdayRussiaannouncedthatitwouldcloseitsADE-2reactor,whichhasbeenproducingweapo

6、ns-gradeplutoniumnearKrasnoyarskinSiberiaforthepast50years.AmericanofficialsalsosaidthatChinaisnowpreparedtoworkwiththemonanewUNSecurityCouncilresolutionforsanctionsagainstIran.HowevertheChinesegovernmentmerelysaidithad“thesameoverallgoal”ontheIraniannuclearissueasAmerica,andr

7、epeatedthattheissueshouldberesolvedthroughdialogueandnegotiations.OneworldleaderwithaparticularinterestinwhetherIrangetsabomb,BinyaminNetanyahu,Israel’sprimeminister,optedtostayaway.GiventhelengthstowhichMrObamawenttogetotherworldleaderswhoarenotsuchclosealliesofAmericatoatten

8、dthislookedodd.OnIran,however,Israeltendstospeakloudlyandactd