America has long been the world’s arms dealer of choice(首选的). From 2021 to 2025, its share of global arms exports jumped to 42%—more than Russia, China and the European Union combined. Over the same period, American arms exports to Europe were 217% higher than in the previous five-year period, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), a think-tank. As the old world rearms at its fastest pace since the end of the cold war, it has splurged(大量花钱，挥霍) on American warplanes, air-defence systems and long-range missiles.
美国长期以来一直是世界首选军火商。2021年至2025年，其全球武器出口份额跃升至42%——超过俄罗斯、中国和欧盟的总和。同一时期，根据智库斯德哥尔摩国际和平研究所（SIPRI）的数据，美国对欧洲的武器出口比前五年增长了217%。随着旧世界以冷战结束以来最快的速度重新武装，欧洲大量购买美国战机、防空系统和远程导弹。
These days, however, Europe could be forgiven for experiencing some buyer’s remorse. America has churned through(大量消耗) munitions in the war against Iran and has told European officials to expect significant delays in the delivery of American-made weapons. Shipments are instead being diverted to replenish America’s own depleted stocks. That reportedly includes scarce munitions, like air-defence interceptors, as well as strike systems like the HIMARS rocket launchers. This has left European diplomats privately frustrated.
然而如今，欧洲若有买家的懊悔之情也可理解。美国在与伊朗的战争中大量消耗弹药，并已告知欧洲官员，预计美国制造的武器交付将出现严重延迟。货物被转而用于补充美国自身耗尽的库存。据报道，这包括防空拦截弹等稀缺弹药，以及像HIMARS火箭炮这样的打击系统。这让欧洲外交官私下里感到沮丧。
They have reason to feel aggrieved(愤愤不平的). White House officials have long pressed European governments to boost defence spending and also to buy American kit as a way of placating Donald Trump and keeping him engaged in NATO. It has not worked. He has repeatedly displayed contempt for NATO allies, most recently over their refusal to send ships to reopen the Strait of Hormuz(① 背景：霍尔木兹海峡位于波斯湾与阿曼湾...). The shortfall of munitions is starting to complicate NATO’s existing operational plans. Further delays in shipments might soon affect the flows of weapons to Ukraine, too.
他们有理由感到愤愤不平。白宫官员长期以来一直敦促欧洲各国政府增加国防开支并购买美国装备，以此安抚唐纳德·特朗普并让他继续参与北约。但这一招并未奏效。他多次对北约盟友表现出蔑视，最近一次是因为他们拒绝派遣船只重新开放霍尔木兹海峡。弹药短缺开始使北约现有的作战计划复杂化。发货的进一步延迟可能很快也会影响向乌克兰的武器输送。
