Mr Pugh also identified another intriguing trend: the race for bigger, better weapons is fiercest in peacetime but tends to fall once war actually breaks out.

裴先生同样指出了一个令人好奇的趋势：这就是最激烈的军备竞赛往往发生在和平时期，而不是战争时期。

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Furthermore, the unfinished weapons and grass mat that accompanied the Iceman are better explained as grave goods and a funeral shroud than as mountaineering gear.

此外，伴随“冰人”一起的未完成的武器和草垫可以被更好的解释为陪葬品和葬礼裹尸布，而不是登山装备。

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(Applause.) I am pleased that Japan has joined us in this effort, for no two nations on Earth know better what these weapons can do, and together we must seek a future without them.

（掌声）我对日本参与到这一努力中来感到欣慰，因为地球上没有任何国家比这两个国家更懂得这些武器的后果，因此我们必须共同寻求一个无核武的未来。

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