| Preface | |
| 1 | The Setting | 3 |
| Assessing the Interaction of Science and Technology with International Affairs | 5 |
| Primary Questions | 8 |
| Some Comments on Theoretical Issues and Literature | 9 |
| Science and Technology as Causes of Societal Change | 10 |
| What Is Meant by "Science" and "Technology" | 12 |
| Plan of the Study | 15 |
| 2 | The Scientific and Technological Enterprises and the Direction of Technological Change | 16 |
| Historical Evolution | 16 |
| The New Enterprises | 21 |
| Patterns of Outcomes and Effects | 39 |
| 3 | National Security | 49 |
| Nuclear-Weapons Systems | 51 |
| Scientific and Technological Factors in Strategic Nuclear Relationships | 54 |
| The Evolution and Diffusion of Military Power and Capability | 71 |
| Arms Control | 83 |
| Some Summary Comments | 87 |
| 4 | Economies and Polities | 93 |
| Global Integration | 93 |
| Economic Growth, Trade, and Competition | 112 |
| North-South Transfer of Technology and Dependency | 132 |
| Old and New Dimensions: Geopolitical Measures | 140 |
| Large Systems | 166 |
| Some Summary Comments | 172 |
| 5 | Global Dangers | 175 |
| Global Warning | 176 |
| Other Global Dangers | 199 |
| 6 | Practical Problems of Governance: Institutions and Processes | 202 |
| Time | 202 |
| Technical Content of Issues | 206 |
| Role of Foreign Offices | 209 |
| International Cooperation | 210 |
| International Organizations | 212 |
| Some Additional Issues | 216 |
| In Sum | 218 |
| 7 | Conclusions and Observations | 223 |
| Some Summary Conclusions and Generalizations | 223 |
| The Processes, Outcomes, and Consequences of Science and Technology | 239 |
| Theoretical Debates | 241 |
| Comments on Policy | 246 |
| Coda | 248 |
| Notes | 253 |
| Index | 305 |
