But in the wake of the devastating nuclear accident that is still unfolding in Japan, many Americans are now re-evaluating the potential costs and benefits of nuclear power.

但是，自从日本的毁灭性的核事故在世人目前上演以来，许多美国人开始重新评估核电的潜在成本和好处。

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Gates suggested there's much more potential for nuclear energy, despite the recent disaster with Japan's Fukushima reactor.

盖茨表示，尽管最近日本的福岛核反应堆发生了大灾难，但是核能仍然存在巨大的应用潜力。

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Japan's ambassador in Washington, Ichiro Fujisaki, acknowledged potential dangers, but said no complete nuclear meltdown appears imminent.

日本驻华盛顿大使藤崎一郎承认有潜在危险，但是他说，目前看来核反应炉还不至于完全熔毁。

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In recent years Britain has turned up the rhetoric, putting Iran alongside the likes of North Korea as a potential nuclear enemy.

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The United States, which wants assurances that Iran is not secretly trying to build a nuclear weapon, has been trying to line up support for potential new sanctions.

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President Obama has restricted the conditions under which the United States would consider using nuclear weapons, but stipulated that the limitations do not apply to any potential confrontation with Iran or North Korea.

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These steps include the completion of a new strategic weapons treaty with Russia, a rebalancing of US nuclear policy towards a reduction in the potential use of nuclear weapons and their development, and a commitment to ask the US Senate to ratify the treaty banning nuclear tests.

BBC: Nuclear review talks face competing aims

O'HARA: Dan Blumenthal says the new report also defines a broader potential nuclear threat to the United States.

NPR: U.S. Notes Growing Chinese Military Strength

The two sides agreed to set up a new telephone hotline to alert each to potential nuclear risks.

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