U.S.' Mattis throws support behind new space-focused military command
马蒂斯支持建立以太空为中心的军事司令部
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Tuesday threw his support behind the idea of creating a space-focused military command but stopped short of promising the new “Space Force” branch of service that President Donald Trump has touted.
华盛顿(路透社)——美国国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯周二表示支持建立一个以太空为中心的军事司令部，但没有承诺唐纳德·特朗普总统鼓吹的新的“太空部队”分支。
U.S. Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis in Washington, U.S., July 30, 2018. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
2018年7月30日，美国国防部长吉姆·马蒂斯在美国华盛顿。路透/布莱恩·斯奈德
Trump called for the creation of a sixth branch of the military, for space, a move critics said could harm the Air Force and which U.S. officials say would require an act of Congress.
特朗普呼吁在太空领域建立第六军队，批评人士说，此举可能会损害美国空军，美国官员表示，这需要国会的批准。
The U.S. military, however, could create a unified combatant command for space, like one it created to focus on cyber warfare.
然而，美国军方可以创建一个统一的空间作战司令部，就像创建一个专门用于网络战的司令部一样。
A Pentagon report to Congress expected in the coming days could examine the possibility of doing something similar with the U.S. military’s space capabilities, which include everything from satellites enabling the Global Positioning System (GPS) to sensors that help track missile launches.
五角大楼预计在未来几天将向国会提交的一份报告，该机构可能会考察美国军方的太空能力，并评估采取类似行动的可能性。美国军方的太空能力包括从卫星定位系统到帮助跟踪导弹发射的传感器等一切领域。
Asked whether he supported establishing a new combatant command for space, Mattis responded: “Yes, absolutely.”“We need to address space as a developing war-fighting domain and a combatant command is certainly one thing that we can establish,” he told reporters at the Pentagon, adding: “This is a process we’re in.”
当被问及是否支持建立一个新的太空作战司令部时，马蒂斯回答说:“是的，当然。”他在五角大楼对记者表示:“我们需要把太空作为一个正在发展中的作战领域，而作战司令部当然是我们能够确立的一件事。这是我们正在进行的一个项目。”
Mattis once voiced opposition to creating a new branch of the U.S. military to focus on space-based military assets, saying in a letter to a lawmaker that would likely “present a narrower and even parochial approach to space operations.”
马蒂斯曾在写给立法者的一封信中表示反对成立一个新的美国军方分支机构，呼吁将重点放在太空军事资产上。并表示立法者可能“提出一种更狭隘的空间操作方法”。
Mattis has since suggested he was not ruling out the idea and on Tuesday left the possibility open. Mattis said he was coordinating closely with Vice President Mike Pence and was in complete agreement with the White House.
从那以后，马蒂斯就表示他不排除这个想法，并在周二表示了可能性。马蒂斯说，他正在与副总统彭斯密切协调，并与白宫完全达成一致。
Asked whether a new branch of the military would be created, Mattis responded: “I don’t have all the final answers yet. We’re still putting that together.”
当被问及是否会建立一支新的军队时，马蒂斯回答说:“我还没有得出最终答案。我们还在整合。”
The United States is a member of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which bars stationing weapons of mass destruction in space and only allows use of the moon and other celestial bodies for peaceful purposes.
美国是1967年《外层空间条约》的成员国，该条约禁止在太空部署大规模杀伤性武器，只允许将月球和其他天体用于和平目的。
The idea of a Space Force has been raised before, including in previous administrations, with proponents saying it would make the Pentagon’s efforts more focussed and efficient.
包括前几届政府在内，太空部队的想法以前就有人提出过，支持者说这将使五角大楼的努力更加集中和高效。
It has also faced criticism from senior military officials. Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein told a 2017 congressional hearing that creating a new space branch would “move us in the wrong direction.” The Air Force oversees most of the country’s space-related military activity.
该项目还面临着高级军事官员的批评。空军参谋长戈德费恩将军在2017年的国会听证会上表示，建立一个新的太空分支将“把我们带向错误的方向”。美国空军负责监督该国大部分与太空有关的军事活动。
Goldfein has since praised Trump’s focus on space.
戈德费恩随后赞扬了特朗普对太空的关注。
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