俄羅斯稱，美國承認擁有軌道武器，忽視太空衝突後果

9月15日（路透）——俄羅斯外交部週二表示，美國承認華府已部署軌道武器，是無視衝突可能造成的後果，並威脅太空相關活動的長期穩定。Sept 15 (Reuters) - Russia's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday the U.S. acknowledgement that Washington had deployed orbital weapons ignored the possible consequences of a conflict and threatened long-term stability in space-based activity.

外交部發言人瑪麗亞・扎哈羅娃在俄羅斯外交部網站一篇評論中表示：「為了追求狹隘的自身利益，華府準備完全無視任何軌道武裝衝突對人類造成的災難性後果。」"In pursuit of its narrow self-interests, Washington is ready to completely ignore the catastrophic consequences for humanity of any armed conflict in orbit," ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a commentary on the ministry website.

扎哈羅娃表示，美國武器存在於太空，會危及太空探索前景。Zakharova said the presence of U.S. weapons in space risks the prospects for space exploration.

她說：「這對地球上眾多社會經濟進程造成巨大風險，而人民福祉直接仰賴這些進程。」"Colossal risks are created for numerous socio-economic processes on Earth and people's well-being directly depends on them," she said.

美國空軍部長特洛伊・邁因克（Troy Meink）週一在華府附近一場會議上表示，美國擁有「在軌太空控制武器，能保護聯合作戰部隊免受敵對對手行動侵害」。U.S. Air Force Secretary Troy Meink told a conference near Washington, D.C., on Monday that the United States possessed "on-orbit space control weapons capable of defending the Joint Force against hostile adversary action."

在與俄羅斯和中國的太空緊張情勢升高之際，這項聲明是美國官員對美國在太空擁有武器所作出的最明確承認。The statement was the strongest admission by a U.S. official of American weapons in space amid rising space tensions with Russia and China.

扎哈羅娃形容，這項承認是試圖「轉移全世界對美國自身在太空方面侵略性企圖的注意力」的一部分，其中包括指控莫斯科正在研發反衛星武器等「荒謬」說法。Zakharova described the acknowledgement as part of attempts to "distract world attention from the U.S.' own aggressive strivings in terms of space," including "absurd" accusations that Moscow was developing anti-satellite weapons.

她說：「所謂『集體西方』推動暫停試射……反衛星飛彈，充滿虛偽，因為實際上這並不影響美國已擁有武器的使用，也不適用於華府正尋求研發的其他類型反衛星系統。」"The moratorium on testing … anti-satellite missiles promoted by the so-called 'collective West' is laden with hypocrisy, as in reality it does not affect the use of weapons that the U.S. already has and does not apply to other types of anti-satellite systems that Washington is seeking to develop," she said.

扎哈羅娃表示，由俄羅斯共同提出、關於禁止部署太空武器以及提升太空使用透明度的決議案，將於下個月提交聯合國大會。Zakharova said resolutions co-authored by Russia on barring deployment of space-based weapons and transparency in using space would be presented to the U.N. General Assembly next month.

（路透報導；Rod Nickel 編輯）(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Rod Nickel)