Science Education

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This paper explains that scientific and educational advances in the countries which occupy permanent positions on the UN Security Council, have created tremendous growth in the areas of chemical and nuclear weapons research and of chemical and nuclear weapons production as a function of their science education programs. The author focuses on the scientific education infrastructure of individual countries, which is designed to produce scientific minds capable of creating WMD, as a result of science being taught without significant emphasis on philosophy, history and ethics. The paper relates that, since the fall of Soviet communism, Russia remains the largest of the former Soviet Bloc states and retains the vast majority of WMD capability; but these changes have resulted in a significantly weakened national science education program and a reduction in its ability to produce scientists and ultimately produce more WMD. Many charts and tables.

Table of Contents
Introduction
The United Nations
A Brief History of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Scientific Education in the UN General Assembly
Scientific Education in Countries of Interest
Scientific Education in Permanent Members of the Security Council
Global Education Trends
UNESCO
Education Reform in Islamic Countries
Education Advancement in the Sciences
Global Proliferation Trends
Rogue Nations
Consequences of Scientific Education
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Within the United Nations are several councils, agencies, organizations and groups that carry out responsibilities and provide leadership for the UN as a whole. Among the smaller groups within the UN are disarmament groups such as the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO PrepCom). These bodies are responsible for preventing the use of WMD and for working to prevent the proliferation of such weapons. In addition to disarmament, groups are relevant education groups within the UN that are essential to consider when discussing the growth and potential use of WMD. Such groups are the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization."

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