VOA慢速英語：有報道稱朝鮮可能將核武器置入導彈中

Reports Say N. Korea Can Put Nuclear Weapon inside a Missile

有報道稱朝鮮可能將核武器放入導彈中

North Korea may have successfully produced a nuclear weapon small enough to fit inside its missiles.

朝鮮可能已經(jīng)成功生產(chǎn)出了一種核武器，該核武器足夠小以至于可以用來放入其導彈中。

That information comes from a Japanese defense paper and an American newspaper.

該消息出自日本防衛(wèi)報和美國報紙。

Japan’s Defense Ministry released its yearly report on Tuesday. The report said “it is possible that North Korea has achieved the miniaturization of nuclear weapons and has developed nuclear warheads.”

本周二，日本國防部發(fā)布該年度報告。該報告顯示：“朝鮮已經(jīng)實現(xiàn)了核武器的小型化并且已經(jīng)開發(fā)出了核武器。

In a separate story, The Washington Post reported that North Korea has successfully produced a miniaturized nuclear warhead for use in ballistic missiles. The newspaper said its information came from unnamed United States intelligence officials. It said their investigation was completed last month for the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency.

另一個消息說，《華盛頓郵報》報道了朝鮮已經(jīng)成功的制造出小型化的核武器以用于彈道導彈。該報紙表示該消息出自不知名的美國情報官員。該消息顯示他們?yōu)槊绹閳缶值恼{(diào)查已經(jīng)于上月完成了。

The paper also reported that North Korea has up to 60 nuclear weapons, more than two times greater than earlier estimates. Officials at the agency would not comment Tuesday on the Post report.

該報紙也報道了朝鮮的核武器數(shù)量高達60，比之前預期高出兩倍。該機構(gòu)的官員對于本周二的郵報內(nèi)容不予置評。

Over the weekend, the United Nations Security Council approved new sanctions designed to punish North Korea for its latest missile test. Those measures aim to cut about $1 billion from North Korea’s $3 billion in yearly earnings from exports.

整個周末，聯(lián)合國安理會接受了新制定的制裁用于懲罰朝鮮近期的導彈測試。該措施旨于從朝鮮每年30億美元的出口收入中，削減了約10億美元。

The North Korean government reacted to the Council’s vote with threats to take action against the U.S. government. North Korea also said through its state-operated media that sanctions will not force it to negotiate over its nuclear program.

朝鮮政府對安理會的表決做出了回應(yīng)，威脅要對美國政府采取行動。朝鮮還通過其國營媒體說，制裁不會迫使它就其核項目進行談判。

The United States, Japan and South Korea are considered possible targets for a nuclear-armed North Korea.

美國、日本和韓國被認為是擁有核武器的朝鮮的潛在目標。