The United States military attacked a ship in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, which resulted in one death and two survivors.

美國軍方週二攻擊了東太平洋的一艘船，導致一人死亡，兩人倖存。

The operation was carried out by U.S. Southern Command, which emphasized that intelligence showed the ship was using known drug trafficking routes. This action is part of a larger strategy started by the Trump administration in September to destroy groups labeled as 'narcoterrorists.' Since this campaign began, at least 208 people have died in these maritime strikes. While the administration asserts that these operations are necessary to reduce the flow of illegal drugs and overdose deaths in the U.S., the military has not provided clear evidence that there were drugs on the targeted ship.

此次行動由美國南方司令部執行，該司令部強調情報顯示該船正使用已知的毒品走私路線。此行動是川普政府於九月開始的一項更大戰略的一部分，旨在摧毀被標記為「毒品恐怖分子」的組織。自該計畫開始以來，至少有 208 人在這些海上襲擊中喪生。雖然政府堅稱這些行動對於減少非法毒品流入美國及降低藥物過量死亡人數至關重要，但軍方尚未提供明確證據證明目標船上載有毒品。

However, the administration's description of these activities as an 'armed conflict' has caused significant concern among legal experts and lawmakers. Critics argue that these strikes are not very effective because fentanyl—the main cause of overdose deaths—is mostly transported by land from Mexico using chemicals from China and India. Furthermore, an incident in September where survivors in the water were attacked has raised questions about international law. Although the White House defended the action as self-defense, some experts believe the attack was illegal regardless of the situation.

然而，政府將這些活動描述為「武裝衝突」，已引起法律專家與立法者的深切擔憂。批評者認為這些襲擊效果不彰，因為導致過量死亡的主因——芬太尼，大多是利用來自中國和印度的化學品，從墨西哥經陸路運輸。此外，九月發生的一起水中倖存者遭攻擊事件，引發了對國際法的質疑。儘管白宮辯稱該行動屬自衛，但部分專家認為無論情況如何，該次攻擊均屬非法。

In response to these issues, the Department of Defense Inspector General announced a review in May to check if the military followed the official six-phase targeting process. This audit is designed to evaluate the procedures used; however, the oversight body has clearly stated that the legal validity of the operations is not part of this specific review.

針對這些問題，國防部監察長於五月宣布將進行審查，以確認軍方是否遵循正式的六階段目標設定程序。此次審計旨在評估所採用的程序；然而，監察機構已明確表示，行動的法律有效性並不屬於此次特定審查的範圍。

The U.S. military is continuing its maritime strikes in Latin America while internal reviews of procedures and external legal debates continue.

美國軍方將繼續在拉丁美洲進行海上襲擊，同時內部對程序的審查與外部的法律辯論也將持續。