
A short distance north from Warsaw along the Vistula river(维斯瓦河,波兰最长河流), camouflaged(伪装的) missile launchers(发射装置) roll through the quiet village of Czosnów.
从华沙沿维斯瓦河北行不远,伪装过的导弹发射车正驶过安静的乔斯努夫村。
As recently as(就在……之前) two years ago, their destination – a hi-tech weapons facility opened this month – had been a cornfield. Now, as Poland drives up defence investment at one of the fastest rates in the developed world, this rural spot has been transformed amid Europe’s response to Russian aggression and US disengagement.(如今,随着波兰以发达国家中最快的速度之一加大国防投资,在欧洲应对俄罗斯侵略和美国抽身的背景下,这片乡村地带已彻底改观。)
就在两年前,它们的目的地——本月启用的一座高科技武器工厂——还是一片玉米地。如今,随着波兰以发达国家中最快的速度之一加大国防投资,在欧洲应对俄罗斯侵略和美国抽身的背景下,这片乡村地带已彻底改观。
“Everyone has had to move twice as fast to meet the Polish needs,” says Jim Price, the managing director of MBDA Polska, the local subsidiary(子公司) of the European multinational arms group. Based in the UK, the former Royal Marine(英国皇家海军陆战队) says Poland is shifting from importing its weapons to manufacturing them at home.
“所有人都不得不以两倍的速度推进,以满足波兰的需求,”欧洲跨国军工集团MBDA波兰子公司的总经理吉姆·普赖斯说。这位常驻英国的皇家海军陆战队前队员表示,波兰正从武器进口转向本土制造。