VOA慢速英語：專家稱美國打擊朝鮮無需征得韓國同意

Experts: US Would Not Need South Korea's OK to Strike North

專家稱美國打擊朝鮮無需征得韓國同意

South Korea's President Moon Jae-in says military action against North Korea cannot be carried out without his government's permission. However, former United States military commanders have a different opinion about the situation.

韓國總統(tǒng)文在寅表示，未經(jīng)韓國政府批準，不能對朝鮮采取軍事行動。然而，美國前軍事指揮官對此情況有不同看法。

For weeks, U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been exchanging threats. Through it all, South Korean President Moon Jae-in has said that he would stand in the way of another battle on the Korean peninsula.

幾個星期以來，川普總統(tǒng)和朝鮮領導人金正恩一直在互相威脅。在此之后，韓國總統(tǒng)文在寅表示，他將會阻止朝鮮半島發(fā)生另一場戰(zhàn)爭。

According to Moon, who has long advocated for communication with North Korea, "Military action on the Korean Peninsula can only be decided by South Korea, and no one else can decide on a military action without South Korean agreement."

一直倡導同朝鮮交流的文在寅表示：“朝鮮半島的軍事行動只能由韓國決定，任何人都不能未經(jīng)韓國同意采取軍事行動。”

Trump, however, has not ruled out unilateral military action by the United States.

然而川普并未排除美國單方面采取軍事行動的可能性。

Last month, North Korea launched two intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests in the waters near Japan and South Korea. The test missiles, experts say, had the range to reach the United States. And the North has also threatened to launch missile tests around Guam, a U.S. territory in the Pacific Ocean.

上個月，朝鮮在日本和韓國附近水域進行了兩次洲際彈道導彈試驗。專家表示，這些試射導彈的射程可以抵達美國。朝鮮還威脅要在關(guān)島附近進行導彈試驗。關(guān)島是美國在太平洋的領地。

General Burwell Bell is a retired Army General. He commanded U.S. forces in Korea from 2006-2008. "The United States retains the authority, capability and responsibility to defend itself from attack by anyone, including North Korea," he said.

伯維爾·貝爾(Burwell Bell)是美國退役陸軍上將。他于2006年到2008年期間指揮過駐韓美軍。他說：“美國保留了免受任何國家襲擊的權(quán)力、能力以及責任，其中就包括朝鮮。”

"In accordance with international law, the United States would not need South Korean approval [or] cooperation to strike the North with our own offshore military assets," the general said. "Those assets could be launched from the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, and the high seas near North Korea."

貝爾將軍表示：“根據(jù)國際法，美國以自身海外軍事資產(chǎn)打擊朝鮮無需獲得韓國的批準或配合。這些軍事資產(chǎn)可以從美國大陸、夏威夷、阿拉斯加、關(guān)島和朝鮮附近公海發(fā)射。”

Bell added that he believed President Moon would support the United States.

貝爾補充說，他認為文在寅總統(tǒng)會支持美國。

David Maxwell is a retired colonel who commanded Army special forces units. He noted that the U.S. would certainly consult with South Korea before acting against the North. Such consultations would allow military forces to be ready for a counterattack by the North.

大衛(wèi)·麥克斯韋(David Maxwell)是一名指揮過陸軍特種部隊的退役上校。他指出，美國在對朝鮮采取行動之前一定會和韓國進行磋商。這種磋商會使軍方做好應對朝鮮反擊的準備。

Some experts believe the United States would definitely ask South Korea's permission before striking North Korea.

有專家認為，美國在打擊朝鮮之前肯定會征得韓國同意。

"The United States and South Korea are close allies sworn to uphold each other's security, and certainly the U.S. is committed to South Korea's security on the peninsula," said Michael O'Hanlon, a foreign policy expert at the Brookings Institution.

布魯金斯學會的外交政策專家邁克爾·奧漢龍(Michael O'Hanlon)說：“美國和韓國是親密盟友并捍衛(wèi)彼此的安全。美國一定會致力于韓國在朝鮮半島的安全。”

"As such, it makes little sense for America to propose or take independent action against North Korea, given how dramatically such action could implicate and endanger South Korean territory."

“因此，美國對朝鮮提出或采取單獨行動沒有任何意義。因為這類行動可能會顯著地連累和危及韓國領土安全。”

I'm John Russell.

我是約翰·羅素。