They are unable to counter the nuclear forces of the United States and the SovietUnion both in scale and in quality, but they will not lose their deterrent role in a long period of time to come.

无论从规模或质量来看，它们均无法与美苏核力量抗衡，但它们在今后较长时期内不会失去威慑作用。

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Over this holiday period, there will be around 5,000 members of our Armed Forces deployed on operations – in the desert, at sea, even under the sea operating our continuous nuclear deterrent.

在今年的节假日期间，大约会有五千民英国武装军人继续在此待命和部署行动。 他们的身影出现在沙漠、在海上、甚至在海底，在那里持续开展核威慑巡航。

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Unfortunately, this is not the only step being taken by the U.S. government that will jeopardize the future viability of its nuclear deterrent forces.

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