Similarly, if the US withdraws its largely nominal tactical nuclear weapons from Europe, US-Europe strategic ties would weaken. Many Europeans, above all in the new NATO member-states, would then demand more protection from the mythical Russian Leviathan.
同样，如果美国撤回了象征性部署在欧洲的战术核武器，美欧之间的战略纽带就会遭到削弱。许多欧洲人，尤其是那些新加入北约的国家，都将要求更多保护以对抗所谓的“俄罗斯巨兽”的威胁。