但当某些前苏联加盟共和国着手销毁核武器之时，克里姆林宫却将核武器库 — — 这个俄罗斯前超级大国地位的最后一点遗产 — — 紧紧地抱在了怀里。
While elimination did take place in the former Soviet Republics, the Kremlin hung on to its nuclear arsenal – the last vestige of Russia’s former superpower status.