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In a world substantially altered in this century as a result of the 

 products of research and development, with the elements of security of most 

 nations directly affected, government institutions and policy processes in the 

 U.S. remain heavily domestic in orientation. Contrary to common assumption, 

 this is at least as true for the scientific and technological enterprise as 

 for any other. 



There are many detailed issues and needs that are relevant to "Science, 

 Technology and International Security," some of the most important of which 

 are presented in the pages that follow and in the accompanying papers. But a 

 common recurring theme is the parochial nature of U.S. national institutions 

 that makes it peculiarly difficult to come to grips with some of the needs, or 

 to anticipate them in any reasonably orderly way. This is a problem that has 

 plagued U.S. Government attempts to deal with the international implications 

 of R&D, and with international security and technology itself for many years.- 

 The problems, and the dangers, now become more pressing as the problems 

 increase in severity and as scientific and technological competence grow in 

 other nations. New measures are needed, yet the issue of excessive domestic 

 orientation Is only rarely identified or confronted directly. Without some 

 attempt to deal with this institutional process question, actions to focus on 

 the specific needs discussed below are likely always to remain ad hoc , and 

 only rarely commensurate with the full dimension of what is required. 



