美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump Administration Wants North Korea At Negotiating Table On Nuclear Weapons

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: America's top diplomat says he wants direct talks with North Korea. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says this is the goal - North Korea must end up with no nuclear weapons at all. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Tillerson called for direct

VOA标准英语2018--World Must Stop the Use of Chemical Weapons

The day we prayed would never come has come again, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.Chemical weapons have once again been used on Syrian men, women, and children. Only a monster targets civilians and then ensures that there are

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Closes Iraq Weapons Inspection Unit

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 29 June 2007 The U.N. Security Council has closed down the agency charged with monitoring Saddam Hussein's illicit weapons programs. Correspondent Peter Heinlein reports from U.N. headquarters in New York. U.N. Securi

美国国家公共电台 NPR Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk

Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk DAVID GREENE, HOST: There's a new report out today that finds that people in the military may be putting their own brains at risk when they fire certain high-powered weapons

Syrian Gov't Denies Reports on Using Chemical Weapons

The Syrian government is denying allegations being made by rebel forces that the Syrian military has deployed chemical weapons in fighting in the suburbs of Damascus. Su Yi has the details. The Syrian opposition is accusing President Bashar al-Assad'

2018年CRI Russia develops new strategic weapons to counter U.S. challenges: Putin

President Vladimir Putin has demonstrated Russian power in his annual address to the parliament on Thursday, two weeks before the presidential election when he will seek a fourth term. CRI's Yu Yang has the story. In a record two-hour speech, Putin u

VOA标准英语2013--Chemical Weapons in Syria Fit Pattern of Escalation

Chemical Weapons in Syria Fit Pattern of Escalation U.S. intelligence agencies believe it is likely the Syrian government has used the lethal nerve agent sarin. But President Obama says the evidence is not strong enough for the U.S. to take action. W

VOA标准英语2009-Obama: US Must Lead In Reducing Nuclear Weapons

President Barack Obama says the United States must lead the effort to reduce the spread of nuclear weapons. The president commented Tuesday after meeting with former secretaries of State and Defense. President Barack Obama at the White House, 19 May

2006年VOA标准英语-Major Weapons Trial Begins In Zimbabwe

By Peta Thornycroft Johannesburg 01 November 2006 The trial of a White Zimbabwean accused of illegal possession of automatic weapons finally began this week in Mutare after being delayed over legal technicalities. Michael Hitschmann has been accused

2006年VOA标准英语-Americans Begin Debate on US Nuclear Weapons Pr

By Stephanie Ho Washington 27 December 2006 A debate is beginning to take shape once again in the United States between supporters and opponents of nuclear weapons. In the 1990s, following the end of the Cold War, many Americans questioned whether t

VOA标准英语2010年-Short-Range Nuclear Weapons Not Part o

US President Barack Obama, left, and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev, right, shake hands at a press conference after signing the newly completed New START treaty reducing long-range nuclear weapons at the Prague Castle, 8 Apr 2010 The New Str

VOA标准英语2013--Amnesty Warns of Misuse of Traded Weapons

Amnesty Warns of Misuse of Traded Weapons Amnesty International says women and girls are often targeted in armed conflict. But it says very often, even after the conflict ends, they continue to be victims of violence. On International Womens Day (3/8

VOA标准英语2013--US Offers $10 Billion Weapons Package to Counter Iran Threats

US Offers $10 Billion Weapons Package to Counter Iran Threats Secretary Hagel's visit to Israel could have been awkward. He was accused of being anti-Israel during his nomination hearing. But he got a warm welcome as did the weapons package he took w

VOA标准英语2013--US Weighs Military Options for Syria Chemical Weapons

US Weighs Military Options for Syria Chemical Weapons The options being considered include bombing weapons sites and even the possibility of arming rebels. In any scenario, there are no easy or quick solutions, leading Defense Department officials to

美国国家公共电台 NPR International Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons Wins 2017 Nobel Peace Prize

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: This year's Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, or ICAN, which, true to its name, campaigns to abolish nuclear weapons. As NPR's Camila Domonoske reports, the prize sends a

美国国家公共电台 NPR Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Battlefield weapons have been getting smaller and more powerful as technology has improved. But now the military is trying to figure out whether some modern weapons actually pose a danger to troops. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports tha

VOA常速英语2007-North Korea Moves Toward Ending Weapons Program

By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 October 2007 It has been a year since North Korea alarmed the world by demonstrating its nuclear weapons capability with an underground test. In the months since, multinational diplomacy dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapo

2007年VOA标准英语-US, Russia Pledge Further Nuclear Weapons Cuts

By David Gollust State Department 03 July 2007 Russian President Vladimir Putin (l) and U.S. President Bush during a joint press conference at the Bush family compound in northeastern U.S. state of Maine, 02 Jul 2007 The United States and Russia vowe

2007年VOA标准英语-Nepal Maoists Begin Hand-Over of Weapons

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 17 January 2007 In Nepal, Maoist fighters have begun handing over weapons to be put under United Nations supervision. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the move comes two days after the former rebels joined the

VOA标准英语2009年-Israel Seizes Ship Loaded With Weapons

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 04 November 2009 Israel says it has seized an arms shipment on the high seas and it is pointing a finger at Iran. Israeli naval commandos stormed onto a ship loaded with weapons near Cyprus and took it to Israel's southern