苏联的解体使冷战宣告终结,这种形势从根本上改变了世界战略力量的平衡以及美国所面临威胁的本质。从正面角度看,俄美紧张关系的缓和大幅降低了两国之间爆发全面核冲突的可能性。与此同时,苏联的解体也对美国提出了新的挑战。美国对俄罗斯核武器的安全问题感到担忧,尤其是在1991年8月以失败告终的政变期间对该问题更为关注。对美国而言,来自俄罗斯的威胁不再表现为大规模的有计划军事打击行动,而更可 The Soviet Union’s demise brought an end to the cold war, a situation that fundamentally changed the balance of the world’s strategic forces and the essence of the threats the United States faced. From a positive perspective, the easing of tension between Russia and the United States has drastically reduced the possibility of a full-scale nuclear conflict between the two countries. At the same time, the disintegration of the Soviet Union also posed new challenges to the United States. The United States is concerned about the security of Russian nuclear weapons. In particular, the United States is paying more attention to this issue during the coup failed in August 1991. For the United States, the threat from Russia no longer manifests itself in large-scale, planned military strikes, but more so