Chinese scientists are 'aggressively' step up their development of doomsday nuclear weapons in a bid to get ahead of the US and Russia

科学家正“积极”加快世界末日的核武器研发，以求领先于美国和俄罗斯

China is 'aggressively' develo next generation doomsday nuclear weapons to get ahead in its arms race with the US and Russia.

正在“积极”发展下一代世界末日核武器，以求在与美国和俄罗斯的军备竞赛中取得领先地位。

The country's scientists are conducting five times as many nuclear weapons experiments a year as US experts, according to a major Chinese weapons laboratory.

据一个大型武器实验室称，科学家每年进行的核武器试验数量是美国的五倍。

Experts warned that while China, the US and Russia hope their nuclear weapons programmes will act as a deterrent against potential threats, the escalating arms race is more likely to increase the chances of a doomsday conflict.

专家警告称，尽管、美国和俄罗斯希望他们的核武器计划能对潜在威胁起到震慑作用，但不断升级的军备竞赛更有可能增加世界末日冲突的可能性。

In a new report from the China Academy of Engineering Physics, scientists revealed that Chinese researchers carried out 200 laboratory experiments between September 2014 and December 2018.

工程物理研究院发布的一份新报告中，科学家们透露，科研人员在2014年9月至2018年12月期间进行了200次实验室试验。

For comparison, US scientists carried out 50 such tests between 2012 and 2017, an average of 10 a year, according to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.

根据劳伦斯利弗莫尔国家实验室的数据，美国科学家在2012年至2017年之间进行了50次测试，平均每年10次。

US, Chinese and Russian weapons researchers are racing to build smaller nuclear warheads that allow for strikes on more precise targets.

美国、和俄罗斯的武器研究人员正在竞相建造更小的核弹头，以便打击更精确的目标。

But experts said the creation of more direct nuclear missiles may remove the inhibition to use them.

但是专家说，建造更多的直接核导弹可以解除这些导弹的抑制作用。

'The use of small warheads will lead to the use of bigger ones,' Beiing-based naval expert Li Jie told the South China Morning Post.

北京的海军专家李杰在接受《南华早报》采访时说，“小型弹头的使用将会导致大弹头的使用。”

He added that although China is unlikely to use these weapons it needed to develop them to keep up with Russian and US programmes.

他补充说，尽管不太可能使用这些武器，但需要研发这些武器，以跟紧俄罗斯和美国。

'If other countries use nuclear weapons on us, we have to retaliate. This is probably why there is research to develop new weapons.'

“如果其他国家对我们使用核武器，我们必须进行报复。这可能就是为什么研究开发新武器的原因。”

With an international ban now preventing real tests of nuclear weapons, most countries conduct advanced simulations to study the capabilities of their devices.

由于国际上禁止对核武器进行真正的试验，大多数国家都进行了先进的模拟试验，以研究武器的性能。

During the experiments high-powered gas guns fire projectiles into weapons-grade materials in a laboratory.

实验室中，在实验过程中，高能瓦斯枪向武器级材料射击。

Each blast simulated the extreme heat, pressure and shock waves produced in a real nuclear blast but on a far smaller scale.

每一次爆炸都模拟了真实核爆炸产生的极端高温、压力和冲击波，但规模要小得多。

Scientists then study the effects of the impact and scale them up to better understand the impacts of nuclear missiles and other weapons technology.

科学家们随后研究了这些效果，并将其扩大，以便更好地了解核导弹和其他武器技术的威力。

Chinese researchers have carried out more of these tests in the past three years than US researchers have over the last 15.

在过去三年里，的研究人员进行的测试比美国研究人员在过去15年里进行的更多。

The US detonated more than 1,000 nuclear warheads between 1945 and 1996, when the UN's Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty was signed.

联合国签订了《全面禁止核试验条约》，但美国在1945年至1996年引爆了1000多枚核弹头。

China conducted 45 such tests starting from 1964, leaving it long a way behind the US in live detonation experiments.

从1964年开始，进行了45次这样的测试，在现场爆炸试验中远远落后于美国。

Professor Wang Chuanbin, from the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing at the Wuhan University of Technology, told the SCMP: 'It is possible we are in a hurry to catch up'.

武汉科技大学材料合成与加工高级技术国家重点实验室的王传斌教授对《南华早报》说:“我们有可能着急追赶对手。”

英国每日邮报读者的评论：

外文：http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5781941/Chinese-scientist-aggressively-develo-generation-doomsday-nuclear-weapons.html

StevenMurphy, Sparks, United States, about an hour ago

Satan casts a long, terrifying shadow across the whole world, and had The Lord and Savior Jesus Christ not done what He did long ago for all of humanity, we wouldn't stand a chance against the Prince of Darkness!

撒旦在整个世界投下了深远的、可怕的阴影，并且让耶和华和耶稣基督没完成他在很久以前为全人类所做的事，我们不可能对抗黑暗王子!

Russian Troll 0101, Putins Troll Factory, Antarctica, about an hour ago

China needs to be wiped out before it's too late.

需要尽早消灭掉

Michael Dobson, California, United States, about 2 hours ago

As an older man, I will, thankfully, be long dead before the countries of this world end up eradicating the human race in their efforts to play "King of the Hill."

作为一个年长的人，我将会，谢天谢地，在这些国家努力消灭人类、扮演“山丘之王”之前就已经去世很久了。

Redboatme, Augusta, United States, about 2 hours ago

All our fault. Out of China, NK, Russia, Iran, and US, one is a good guy. Should we quit now? Who wants to step uo? No one? Then start learning to bow.

这都是我们的错：，朝鲜，俄罗斯，伊朗和美国。我们应该现在退出吗?谁想继续?没有人吗?那就开始学习屈服吧。

Whatevercruz, Santa Cruz, United States, about 2 hours ago

do tell what should we do besides upgrade when two nations are going against us.

当两个国家针对我们的时候，你要知道除了升级我们还应该做什么。

Whatevercruz, Santa Cruz, United States, about 2 hours ago

Where are you fools live in China and Russia been trying to set us up to take us out for years in case you haven't noticed

你们这些生活在和俄罗斯的傻瓜想把我们带往何处？

Whatevercruz, Santa Cruz, United States, about 2 hours ago

Shut up Carl we almost made it free and then you stupid president took over and ran away like a coward they don't hate us for what we do they hate us for what we don't do educate yourself

闭嘴，卡尔，我们差点自由了，然后你们愚蠢的总统上台，像个懦夫一样逃跑了，他们不因为我们的所作所为恨我们，他们因为我们没有给你们一个教训而恨我们。

Whatevercruz, Santa Cruz, United States, about 2 hours ago

China and Russia have for years been working against us that's why the islands that's why this is happening that's why Putin's in Syria if you think otherwise you're fool

和俄罗斯多年来一直在对抗我们，这就是为什么有这些岛屿，为什么这一切会发生的原因，这就是为什么普京出现在叙利亚的原因。

Hipster1201, denver, United States, about 4 hours ago

I hope they don't accidentally start WWIII and they thrive to get ahead?

我希望他们不会无意中挑起第三次世界大战，他们争先恐后抢在前头？

Redboatme, Augusta, United States, about 2 hours ago

Destroying their markets doesn't seem to have occurred to them.

摧毁他们的市场似乎对他们不是事儿。

Carl Hansen, Hervey Bay, Australia, about 4 hours ago

The US illegally invaded and destroyed Iraq based on a ton of fabricated lies and caused the death of 1 million people. A supreme war crime.

美国非法入侵并摧毁了伊拉克，而入侵的基础是大量编造的谎言，造成了100万人的死亡。这是最高等级的战争罪行。

Carl Hansen, Hervey Bay, Australia, 4 hours ago

17 years of US war in Afghanistan, 10s of 1000's of civilians killed by US bombs and US mainstream propaganda media is silent.

美国在阿富汗打了17年的战争，数万名平民被美国的炸弹炸死，美国的主流宣传媒体沉默不语。

Redboatme, Augusta, United States, 2 hours ago

You are welcome for our help in WWII. BTW, you can handle China when your trade gets cut off.

欢迎你参加我们的第二次世界大战。顺便说一句，当你的贸易被阻断时，你就可以操纵了。

El Tejano, Deer Park TX, United States, 4 hours ago

Thanks Lying Trump China is becoming the new World Leader because you sure are not.

感谢撒谎精特朗普，正在成为新的世界领袖，因为你肯定不是。

Cluster, Somewhere out West, United States, 4 hours ago

Big surprise. Mankind has not evolved since living in caves. Most destructive species ever to inhabit earth.

大惊喜。从住在洞穴开始，人类就没有进化。人类是地球上有史以来最具破坏性的物种。

Flyer7, Coventry, United Kingdom, 5 hours ago

Why has the world got an obsession with mutual self destruction? If each country invested as much time and effort on improving the enviroment and lives of its own people we'd be a lot better off

为什么世界痴迷于自我毁灭?如果每个国家都投入了大量时间和精力来改善本国人民的环境和生活，我们可以生活得更好。

vance, Jacksonville, United States, 7 hours ago

China repeatedly tells America that they are not afraid to have a war with us. They are delusional fools because they should be afraid, in fact we all should!

一再告诉美国，他们不怕与我们发生战争。他们是妄想的傻瓜，因为他们应该害怕，事实上我们都应该害怕!

ALEX KOSMOS, ASTRACHAN, Russia, 7 hours ago

No one wants war. All are afraid and you are right! A situation in which one of the parties will be squeezed into a corner can result in a war! When fear gives way to despair!

没有人希望爆发战争。所有的人都害怕，你是对的! 某个政党被挤到角落，就可能导致一场战争! 当恐惧被绝望代替时!

ALEX KOSMOS, ASTRACHAN, Russia, 7 hours ago

While American and British politicians are struggling with Russia, somewhere of the slowly but surely - true threat growt!?

美国和英国的政客们正在与俄罗斯进行斗争，这是一个缓慢而肯定的威胁——真正的威胁!

Wixx, The North, United States, 8 hours ago

Idiots... A world run by a majority of male idoits... Men may just destroy the world.

白痴……这是一个由大多数男性白痴主宰的世界……男人可能会毁灭世界。

JohanD, Sydney, Australia, 3 hours ago

The world is run by 4-5 people, (Just look who owns the media)

这个世界被4-5个统治着（看看谁拥有媒体就知道了）

Wixx, The North, United States, 3 hours ago

Don't care.... Males are still running the majority of the world and still suck at doing it.

我不在乎....男性仍然占据着世界领导人群体的大部分，而且仍然对国家治理不太擅长。

Mzungu, Sodden-on-the-Water, United Kingdom, 9 hours ago

No good news ever seems to come out of that country. The world (including many endangered species) would be a better place without China.

那个国家似乎历来就不会有什么好消息。如果没有，世界(包括许多濒危物种)将会是一个更好的地方。

Justice, UK, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

Won't be long before one goes off by accident, nothing reliable or of good quality comes out of China. Wasn't it last month their space station plummeted out of the sky in an uncontrolled reentry

不久后就会发生意外的，就没有可靠的或者良好的质量。上个月，他们的太空站就不受控制的在重返大气层的过程中坠落了。

a.brooks87, Stockton-on-Tees, 10 hours ago

If aliens are looking for inteligent life on our planet they are going to be disapointed .

如果外星人在寻找我们星球上的智能生物，他们会失望的。

KingfisherBDKK, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

I see red arrows to my posts here.Disappointing,but not surprising.The matter is with the local star.AMEN.

我在帖子里看到了红色箭头。虽然让人失望，但并不令人感到意外。这与局域恒星有关。阿门。

Shamrock2014, Bardouhah, Fiji, 10 hours ago

"Aggressively "is for China. "Preventively" is for the US.

对来说是“积极”。对美国来说应“预防”。