Profile: IAEA, the nuclear watchdog (II)

'Atoms for peace' 和平利用原子能

The IAEA's roots go back to the early 1950s, when rapid advances in nuclear technology were being made and memories of the destruction wrought by the atomic bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were fresh.

国际原子能机构发展于20世纪50年代初，当时核电技术突飞猛进，人们对广岛、长崎的原子弹破坏力记忆深刻。

In 1953 US President Dwight D Eisenhower, mindful of trends which he believed would lead to a nuclear arms race, made his "Atoms for Peace" speech to the UN.

1953年，美国总统艾森豪威尔敏锐的意识到原子能技术发展可能引起核武器竞赛，当年在联合国他发表了“和平利用原子能”的演讲。

He envisaged a body that would develop the technology along peaceful lines. His vision found form in the IAEA, which began work in 1957 as an autonomous, inter-governmental body under the wing of the UN.

他展望了一个能够促进和平利用原子能的机构，在1957年，他的远见得以成为现实—国际原子能机构—联合国架构下一个自治的政府间的机构。

After the 11 September 2001 attacks on the US, Washington backed calls for an increase in the agency's budget and President George W Bush described the IAEA as a key player in the coalition against terrorism. The agency has warned of the dangers of nuclear-related terrorism.

美国911事件后，美国政府积极推动增加国际原子能机构预算，小布什总统表示国际原子能机构在联合反恐中扮演重要角色。国际原子能机构也警示了核相关的恐怖活动。

The Bush administration subsequently expressed its dissatisfaction at what it saw as the IAEA's failure to take a tougher line with aspiring nuclear powers such as Iran.

随后，小布什政府对国际原子能机构在诸如伊朗核问题上的非强硬立场表示不满。

Under Bush's successor, Barack Obama, the US has softened its stance and signalled a readiness to give positive diplomatic engagement with countries such as Iran a chance to work.

小布什的继任者，美国总统奥巴马，立场有些缓和并释放出愿意通过积极的外交接触与伊朗进行合作。

However, by 2010 Iran was seen by the US as failing to respond to such overtures, and following a critical IAEA report on Iran published in February, the UN Security Council voted in favour of intensifying sanctions against the country.

但是，截止2010年，美国认为伊朗未能回应相关提议，随后国际原子能机构发布针对伊朗核危机的报告，联合国安理会一直表决加大对伊朗的制裁力度。