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tion may be in prospect for the future. What alternative solutions are 

 there, and is this an appropriate subject for study within the United 

 Nations ? 



The Ultimate Issue: Reconciling National and Global TecJmological 

 Advance 



Technology emerges as a powerful force — perhaps the most power- 

 ful of all forces — for change in the modem world. Excellence in tech- 

 nolo^ serves to establish a new measure of a nation's leadership 

 withm the community of nations. At the same time, it affords a means 

 by which all nations can progress toward their own internal goals of 

 reducing human hardship and enlarging human opportunity^. How 

 are these two effects of technology to be reconciled ? Wliat policies and 

 what compromises are suggested for the United States, to optimise 

 the benefits and minimize the adverse effects of technology within the 

 United States and globally ? 



There is no mistaking the potencj of nationalism as a spur to action. 

 It ranks with personal gain, religious devotion, and ideological com- 

 mitment, as human motivations compelling man to achieve and surpass. 

 No comparable sentiment exists to unite or mobilize to action the 

 nations of the world and their peoples. Participation in international 

 technological efforts and programs may be, as the President and 

 others have said, a necessary course for the achievement of peace and 

 progress. Moreover, as the President has also said, "Peace and progress 

 are impossible without a major American role." The appropriate 

 motivation has also been suggested by the President : "If our policy is 

 to embody a coherent vision of the world and a rational conception 

 of America's interests, our specific actions must be the products of 

 rational and deliberate choice." 



