美国的战略导弹在防止核战争和激发人们争论问题方面起到很大的作用。在某种程度上,由于战略导弹总数受军备控制的制约,任何试图改变现状的建议都必将引起对美国核政策的激烈争论。对于战略导弹三位一体中的空射和潜射部分的争论,去年已经平息,但对陆基系统的争论仍然非常激烈。现在看来,称作MX的和平卫士洲际弹道导弹,其前景将取决于能否满足极为困难的部 The U.S. strategic missiles play a very big role in preventing nuclear war and arousing controversy over the issue. To some extent, because the total number of strategic missiles is subject to arms control, any attempt to change the status quo will surely provoke a heated debate over U.S. nuclear policy. The controversy over the air-launched and sub-launched parts of the strategic missile trinity last year has subsided, but the debate over land-based systems remains intense. It now appears that the future of the Peace Guard ICBM, called MX, will depend on the ability to meet extremely difficult ministries