【生词摘录】
arms race n. 军备竞赛
coincide with v. 与……相符，相一致
warhead n. 弹头
intercontinental adj. 大陆间的，洲际的
be capable of v. 能够
penetrate v. 穿透，渗透，洞察，看穿
anti-missile adj. 反导弹的
in character adv. 适合，相称
Kremlin n. 克里姆林宫
powder keg n. 火药桶
dismiss v. 解散，下课，开除，解职
Putin Blames Washington for New 'Arms Race'(1/2)
Speaking to reporters in the Russian capital, President Putin said U.S. plans to place missile defense systems in Europe were starting a new "arms race."
His remarks coincided with a Russian test of a new, multi-warhead intercontinental missile that the Russian military says is capable of penetrating any anti-missile system.
Mr. Putin said the tests of the new missiles were a response to U.S. steps that have upset the strategic balance in the world.
Mr. Putin says "some members of the international community are nursing a desire to dictate their will to all and everyone on any issue, without coordinating their actions with common norms of international law."
Mr. Putin's statements were some of the strongest yet by the Russian president on the U.S. plans to deploy an anti-missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Washington insists the shield will be defensive in character, but the Kremlin considers the plan a threat to Russia's security.
In a speech earlier this week, President Putin said the anti-missile plan could turn the European continent into a "powder keg."
Speaking in Germany on Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice dismissed the idea that the U.S. missile shield is a threat to Russia.
