切断上述联系的努力并不成功，这一点从克里姆林宫不接受美国总统奥巴马双方削减核武器库存的提议就可以证实。
Progress on various efforts to sever this link have not been very encouraging, as was recently demonstrated by the Kremlin’s negative reaction to US President Barack Obama’s proposal that both sides cut their nuclear stockpiles.