正如，《国家》杂志的编辑于1952年写到的，他们这种心态的问题就是，“对现代战争破坏性的恐惧只是暂时威慑…>因为恐惧战胜了安全。”

The problem with this mindset, as The Nation’s editors wrote in 1952, is that “Fear of the destructiveness of modern war can only be a temporary deterrent….since fear rules out security.”

youdao

这个国家因战争而遭到严重破坏。

The country was ruined by the war.

《牛津词典》

战争给该地区造成巨大的破坏以及生命的丧失。

The war brought massive devastation and loss of life to the region.

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

When the Swedes get into the act, Gustavus Adolphus brings this huge old Swedish army down and they do a lot of damage, too, and people are absolutely being devastated.

当瑞典人加入战局时,瑞典国王阿道夫率领庞大,且久经战阵的军队南下,他们给中欧造成了巨大的破坏,人民饱受战争之苦

耶鲁公开课 - 欧洲文明课程节选