text: as malaria, trachotna, Ieprosy and yaws' fron the deveLoping countries' An estinated sun of $14 uifiion, spread over eight years' \'tould be sufficient to cover the f inancial"qu ir.^erri" for 'supporting uciion" and pre-investment activities for the developnent of new and renewatle sources of energy in developing countriesi this surn is eguivalent to roughly one eighth of rihat the world is currently spending paa ya", on inproving its already massive nuclear arsenals (see A/Ac. 2L5/ 4) . 50. of all the human and material resources consurned by military activities' none canrnatchtheenornityandthedist'ortedorientationofthegorld-wideexpenditure on R and D. The global nilitary R and D expenditures in 1980 were equal to the conbined R and D investnents toi basic research' energy' health' transportation' i nformation-process ing ' ;;iltif;" control, agriculture and other similar civilian areas. r'or space research alone, which accounted for 8 per cent of world-r'vide R and D expendrtures, over 90 per cent was geared to nilitary purposes' ort of the three nillion scientists and engineers enployed world-wide in scientific laboratoriesr approxinately half a million were specificalty-engaged. in,the developnent of new weapons' syste ns. By 198Ir those in the forefront of space technoiogy were believed to have acquired the ability !o survey virtually every rqou.. ,r6ir" of each otherrs territory, but the world-wide pool of scientific and engineering resources had barely begun to survey the complex ecosystens of i"!i-a itipi".r ing tropical rain forests or the nenacing spread of the worldrs deserts, !!/ 61. Several scientists concerned wiCh the inpact of technology on socio-econotic development believe that' if the mult ibill ion-dollar globaL expenditures on nilitary R and D slnce the second world liar had been expended in those areas of science and technotogy pronising the fibst economic Progress' the rrorld would be
analysis: The text discusses the allocation of resources, specifically mentioning military expenditures, and compares it to the potential impact of those resources on development in developing countries. It also touches on the topic of science and technology, highlighting the disparity between the resources devoted to military research and those dedicated to civilian areas like energy, health, and agriculture.