Chinese weapons tech is, so far, decent copies of decades old designs.

中国武器科技到现在为止，是像样地复制几十年前落后的设计。

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The number of counterfeit parts in military electronics systems more than doubled between 2005 and 2008, potentially damaging high-tech weapons.

美军电子系统中的仿冒零件数量在2005年到2008年之间增加超过一倍，因而可能损及他们高科技的武器。

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Spurred in part by the Columbine and Virginia Tech shootings, many school districts around the country adopted zero-tolerance policies on the possession of weapons on school grounds.

部分受哥伦比亚和维吉尼亚科技大学枪击事件影响，全国许多学区对在校园内携带武器持零容忍态度。

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In the past, some Democrats in Congress might have questioned the propriety of selling high-tech weapons to a government noted for its conservative social policies.

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As a benign example of how transatlantic teams can stimulate competition in high-tech weapons making, defence analysts cite the fierce competition to supply Britain with an air-to-ground surveillance system.

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The collapse of the oil price, which may not have ended yet, means the government must cut the costly state benefits it showers on its citizens, and spend less on high-tech weapons.

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