Russia's Defense Ministry, however, continued to rely on Skrunda's early warning system, and as a result the radar base was for years used as a negotiation tool between Washington and Moscow.

俄罗斯国防部却还在使用斯库纳达的早期警戒系统，于是雷达基地成为这么多年来华盛顿与莫斯科的谈判工具。

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Nonetheless, the Queen will still be a very valuable asset within a base, especially for defense. We have just toned it down a notch, that is all.

尽管如此，皇后在基地内依然很有用，尤其是防御方面。我们只是稍微削弱一下，仅此而已。

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