英国议会批评国家安全政策

英国议会批评国家安全政策 　　

LONDON, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- British Members of Parliament (MPs) Tuesday issued a report critical of national security policy in which they said important decisions were driven by the need to save money.

　　The report from the Defense¹ Select Committee said British military capabilities² should not be determined³ by budgetary constraints⁴.

　　The committee called for a fully-developed strategy which defines the position in the world that Britain wants to adopt.

　　Committee Chairman James Arbuthnot, who is also a MP, said: "As far as we can tell, the 2010 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) and the 2010 National Security Strategy were governed by the overriding⁵ strategic objective of reducing the UK's budget deficit⁶. We have found it difficult to divine any other genuinely strategic vision in either document."

　　The report urges the government to produce a comprehensive national security strategy in the first place and let that document, along with the Comprehensive Spending Review, direct the next SDSR. The allocation of resources will be based on national spending priorities set to meet the nation's security needs.

　　The British economy contracted during the financial crisis and the principal task of David Cameron's government after election in 2010 was to reduce the government borrowing requirement, which had reached record levels.

　　This process is continuing and has led to cuts across British government departments, as well as some increases in taxation⁷.

　　Military spending had a slightly lower cut than other areas of expenditure⁸. However all three services have contracted, with the British Army slated⁹ to be 82,000 strong in 2020 against 102,000 in 2010.

　　British military planning is now centered on providing a reduced expeditionary capability¹⁰ compared with 2001 when it took part in the military operation in Afghanistan and the 2003 Iraq War.

　　The committee report, titled "Towards the Next Defense and Security Review", is the first in a series contributing towards the next SDSR.

　　A British Ministry¹¹ of Defense (MOD) spokesman said, "MOD welcomes the committee's focus on a strategic approach, but it is unrealistic to think that Defence can operate in a vacuum, without having regard to the fiscal¹² challenges the country faces. A meaningful SDSR has to balance strategic and fiscal challenges to find a sustainable solution for defense."

1 defense   

n.防御，保卫；[pl.]防务工事；辩护，答辩

参考例句：

• The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
• The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。

2 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 determined   

adj.坚定的；有决心的

参考例句：

• I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
• He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。

4 constraints   

强制( constraint的名词复数 )； 限制； 约束

参考例句：

• Data and constraints can easily be changed to test theories. 信息库中的数据和限制条件可以轻易地改变以检验假设。 来自英汉非文学 - 科学史
• What are the constraints that each of these imply for any design? 这每种产品的要求和约束对于设计意味着什么？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

5 overriding   

a.最主要的

参考例句：

• Development is of overriding importance. 发展是硬道理
• My overriding concern is to raise the standards of state education. 我最关心的是提高国民教育水平。

6 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

7 taxation   

n.征税，税收，税金

参考例句：

• He made a number of simplifications in the taxation system.他在税制上作了一些简化。
• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。

8 expenditure   

n.(时间、劳力、金钱等)支出；使用，消耗

参考例句：

• The entry of all expenditure is necessary.有必要把一切开支入账。
• The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。

9 slated   

用石板瓦盖( slate的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• Yuki is working up an in-home phonics program slated for Thursdays, and I'm drilling her on English conversation at dinnertime. Yuki每周四还有一次家庭语音课。我在晚餐时训练她的英语口语。
• Bromfield was slated to become U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 布罗姆菲尔德被提名为美国农业部长。

10 capability   

n.能力；才能；(pl)可发展的能力或特性等

参考例句：

• She has the capability to become a very fine actress.她有潜力成为杰出演员。
• Organizing a whole department is beyond his capability.组织整个部门是他能力以外的事。

11 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

12 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。