AMERICA’S WORLD ROLE: DIVIDED WE STAND : Threats to World Stability
“Atheistic communism, embodied in an expansionist Soviet Union, once provided a single enemy--political, military and economic--to virtually all of the nation’s leadership groups. But they are far from united on the main threat in the world today, whether posed in terms of ideology, ecology, or individual nations.”
Q. I’m going to read to you a list of dangers in the world and after I finish, tell me which one of them you think is most dangerous to world stability.” Percent answering:
News Business/ Foreign Media Finance Cultural Affairs Security Nationalism and ethnic hatreds 47 33 24 33 44 Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 18 22 13 39 35 International trade conflicts 4 12 1 * 3 Religious Fanaticism 15 20 15 6 3 Environmental pollution 3 1 15 * 4 Population growth 14 12 29 22 7
State & Local Science Govt. Academics Religion & Engs. Public Nationalism and ethnic hatreds 35 49 40 15 27 Proliferation of weapons of mass destruction 19 17 26 14 25 International trade conflicts 17 4 2 2 7 Religious Fanaticism 12 9 11 16 11 Environmental pollution 1 0 11 1 11 Population growth 14 18 11 51 10
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