In other words, during the time that Clinton lost the card, the United States' nuclear strike capability was disrupted.

换句话说，在克林顿丢失“核按钮”的这段时间里，美利坚合众国的核攻击能力完全陷于瘫痪状态。

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The purpose of these bases can be none other than to provide a nuclear strike capability against the Western Hemisphere.

这些基地除了提供针对西半球的核打击能力实在找不出存在的其他目的。

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Let us assume that Iran develops a nuclear capability-an outcome that seems likely despite the imposition of sanctions and the threat by Israel of some kind of preemptive military strike.

可以想象，伊朗若拥有了核力量——那看来很有可能——就不会顾及制裁的压力和以色列先发制人的军事打击威胁。

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As nuclear arsenals grew, each of the two main sides in the Cold War gained second strike capability, rendering a surprise attack moot.

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