In this respect, the news that the US and Russia have agreed on a follow-up treaty to START that will substantially cut both countries’ nuclear arsenals provides a good backdrop. This new agreement makes the world safer, and it will give impetus to cooperation with Russia in other fields, particularly NATO-Russia relations.
很明显，这是有益且重要的。我们应该彼此对话。我们应该寻求共同的政治途径，我们可以轻而易举得再次赞同已经达成的共识。但在我看来，联合安全架构必须将蓝图付诸实施。建立导弹防御体系便是一条可靠途径。