America’s armed forces may still be the most advanced in the world; after all, the US spends more than twice as much on military research and development as major powers like France and Russia, and nine times more than China and Germany. But America’s continued technological leadership is far from assured.
纽约—美国可能要失去它的军事优势。美国武装力量也许仍是世界上最先进的；毕竟，美国的军事研究和支出 开发是法国和俄罗斯等主要强国的两倍多，是中国和德国的九倍多。但美国的持续技术领导地位远非安枕无忧。