为什么说军备竞赛是对和平与发展的严重威胁?在回答这个问题之前,首先必须划清军备竞赛与一般军备发展之间的界限。军备竞赛不同于一般的军备发展。因为参加军备竞赛的国家或国家集团,不是从防御的需要发展军备,而是力图从军备上压倒对手,使自己在军备上处于优势,或者建立某种“均势”。军备竞赛往往是同谋求霸权联系在一起的,出发点及所寻求的目的都与一般意义上的军备发展不 Why is the arms race a serious threat to peace and development? Before answering this question, we must first draw a clear line between the arms race and the general development of armaments. The arms race is different from the general development of armaments. This is because countries or groups of countries participating in the arms race are not trying to develop their armaments for their defensive needs but are trying to overpower their opponents in armaments to make themselves superior in armaments or to establish some kind of “balance of power.” The arms race is often linked to the pursuit of hegemony. The starting point and the objective sought are not the same as the general development of armaments.