《军事英语阅读教程（第4册）》内容涵盖战略战术、太空战、技术侦察、核战略、生化武器、军演、中国维和部队和索马里护航等，具有较强的可读性。通过阅读，可以了解外军的基本情况，掌握大量的军事术语、缩略语等英文表达方式，有助于提高阅读理解能力，增加军事英语基础知识。
本教程适合军队院校用作大学英语课程一、二年级的泛读教材，也适合承担国防生培养计划的全国高校用作选修课教材，并供喜爱军事的广大读者选用。
为适应军校对新型军事人才的培养需要，促进军校的军事英语教学，体现军校英语教学鲜明的军事特色，突出“军味”，借助军事英语之桥梁，了解外军，掌握军事科技，开展军事交流，我们专门编写了这套《军事英语阅读教程》。
本教程共4册，每册8单元，每个单元包括2篇课文，配有生词、注释和练习，书后附有练习参考答案，旨在帮助学员掌握军事英语基础知识。同时列出与课文主题相关的书目和网址，为学员课后阅读提供更多的材料，以便有效扩大阅读量。
本教程紧紧围绕军事主题，选材新颖，内容广泛，涵盖了军事发展史、各军兵种知识、军事训练、军事条令条例、武器、高科技装备、军事理论、军事力量、军事机构、军事院校、军事人物、常规作战、现代战争、军事新闻、军事基地、高技术战争、情报战、心理战、未来军事转型等，具有较强的可读性。通过阅读，学员既可以了解外军的基本建制和军事高科技，掌握大量的军事术语、缩略语等英文表达方式，还有助于提高阅读理解能力，掌握必要的阅读技巧。
本教程既适合军队院校作为大学英语一、二年级的泛读教材，也适合承担国防生培养计划的高校作为选修课教材，并可供喜爱军事的广大读者选用。
本教程在编写过程中得到了解放军信息工程大学、解放军理工大学、解放军炮兵学院等院校的大力支持。在此一并表示衷心的感谢。
限于作者水平，编写时间仓促，书中难免存在不足之处，敬请读者不吝指正。
Unit 1
Text A On Balance. New Technology and Traditional Skills
Text B Merits of US Military Transformation and Demerits of Saddam
Unit 2
Text A Success and Considerations for Improvement
Text B Failure and Considerations for Improvement
Unit 3
Text A The Basic Principles of United Nations Peacekeeping
Text B Peacekeeping——A Rising Role for Chinas PLA
Unit 4
Text A The Impact of National Missile Defense on Russia and Nuclear Security
Text B NMD， TMD， Arms Control
Unit 5
Text A Peace Mission 2007 and the S. C. O. Summit
Text B Military Exchanges with Foreign Countries
Unit 6
Text A Europe Steps up Piracy Controls
Text B Chinese Warships Escorting Operations off Somali Coast
Unit 7
Text A Space Surveillance Network Sensor Development， Modification， and Sustainment Programs
Text B Insecurity in Space
Unit 8
Text A Unmanned Aircraft Get Smarter
Text B Persistence Imperative
Key to the Exercises
A United Nations peacekeeping operation should only use forceas a measure of last resort， when other methods of persuasion havebeen exhausted， and an operation must always exercise restraintwhen doing so. The ultimate aim of the use of force is to influenceand deter spoilers working against the peace process or seeking toharm civiiians： and not to seek their military defeat. The use of forceby a United Nations peacekeeping operation should always be calibra-ted in a precise， proportional and appropriate manner， within theprinciple of the minimum force necessary to achieve the desiredeffect， while sustaining consent for the mission and its mandate. Inits use of force， a United Nations peacekeeping operation should al-ways be mindful of the need for an early de-escalation of violence anda return to non-violent means of persuasion.
The use of force by a United Nations peacekeeping operation al-ways has political impiications and can often give rise to unforeseencircumstances. Judgments concerning its use will need to be made atthe appropriate level within a mission， based on a combination of fac-tors including mission capability~ public perceptions~ humanitarianimpact~ force protection~ safety and security of personnel~ and， mostimportantly， the effect that such action will have on national and lo-cal consent for the mission.
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