伊朗可能對歐洲發射'數百支'導彈：蓋茨

伊朗可能對歐洲發射'數百支'導彈：蓋茨
Iran could fire 'hundreds' of missiles at Europe: Gates
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Friday, 18 June 2010

AFP – US intelligence has shown Iran could launch an attack against Europe with "scores or hundreds" of missiles, prompting major changes to US missile defenses, Pentagon chief Robert Gates said on Thursday.
法新社 - 美國情報顯示，伊朗可能發射“數十或數百支”導彈攻擊歐洲，引發美國導彈防禦系統的重大改變，美國國防部首席羅伯特蓋茨週四表示。
President Barack Obama in September cited a mounting danger from Iran's arsenal of short and medium-range missiles when he announced an overhaul of US missile defense plans.
奧巴馬總統在9月列舉，越來越多的危險來自伊朗武器庫的短程和中程導彈，當他宣布一項美國導彈防禦計劃的全面改革。
The new program, called the "phased adaptive approach," uses sea and land-based interceptors to protect NATO allies in the region, instead of mainly larger weapons designed to counter long-range missiles.
新的方案，被稱為“階段性適應做法，”使用海洋和陸基攔截器，以保護該地區的北約盟國，而不是主要以更大的武器旨在對付遠程導彈。
"One of the elements of the intelligence that contributed to the decision on the phased adaptive array was the realization that if Iran were actually to launch a missile attack on Europe, it wouldn't be just one or two missiles or a handful," Gates told a senate hearing.

"It would more likely be a salvo kind of attack, where you would be dealing potentially with scores or even hundreds of missiles."

Top US generals have said the new anti-missile system was meant to guard against a potential salvo of missiles from states such as Iran or North Korea.

Gates made the comment when asked by Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss if he supported deploying improved missile defenses, including plans for an upgraded **-3 missile by 2020, even if Russia objected.

Gates said he backed the 10-year plan, despite possible resistance from Moscow, saying the new missile defenses "would give us the ability to protect our troops, our bases, our facilities and our allies in Europe."

Gates, along with other top deputies in the Obama administration, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee to argue for ratification of a new nuclear arms control treaty with Russia, trying to reassure Republican lawmakers the agreement posed no threat to the missile defense program.

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歐盟公司是伊朗制裁的主要'失敗者'
EU firms main 'losers' of Iran sanctions
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 09:51:54 GMT

Amid efforts by European states to impose unilateral sanctions on Iran, a senior Iranian official warns that confrontational policies will bear no fruit.

"The policy of imposing sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program will not help to settle the disputes but will inflict the most damage to the European firms," Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Ali Ahani said in a meeting with State Secretary of the Federal Foreign Office, Wolf-Ruthart Born on Thursday.

He dismissed the dual-track policy of diplomacy and sanctions as "deceitful and useless" and urged the European countries to end their confrontational approach towards Iran.

"The European Union will face an appropriate and firm response from Iran should it pursues the policy of imposing sanctions," Ahani said.

He pointed to the new resolution passed by the UN Security Council on June 9 imposing the fourth round of sanctions on Iran and said the new sanctions against Iran are counterproductive.

The Iranian deputy foreign minister added that countries which voted for the recent UN resolution only aim to undermine the interactive approach of the Tehran nuclear declaration.

Based on the declaration, issued by Iran, Brazil and Turkey on May 17, Tehran announced readiness to exchange 1,200 kg of its low enriched uranium on Turkish soil for fuel for its medical research reactor.

Born, for his part, said that Germany and the EU will pursue their diplomatic efforts to lift sanctions imposed on Iran.

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