| ABM | Antiballistic Missile |
| AEC | Atomic Energy Commission |
| AI | Artificial Intelligence |
| AT | Appropriate Technology |
| CBA | Cost-Benefit Analysis |
| CFCs | Chlorofluorocarbons |
| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide |
| DOE | Department of Energy |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid |
| EC | European Community |
| EPA | Environmental Protection Agency |
| GNP | Gross National Product |
| ICBM | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile |
| IPM | Integrated Pest Management |
| IT | Intermediate Technology |
| LDC | Less Developed Country |
| LGU | Land-Grant University |
| LWR | Light Water Reactor |
| NAS | National Academy of Sciences |
| NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
| NATO | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
| NIH | National Institutes of Health |
| NPT | Nonproliferation Treaty |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OPEC | Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries |
| OTA | Office of Technology Assessment |
| PC | Personal Computer |
| PCBs | Polychlorinated Biphenyls |
| PV | Photovoltaic |
| R & D | Research and Development |
| SALT | Strategic Arms Limitation Talks |
| SDI | Strategic Defense Initiative |
| START | Strategic Arms Reduction Talks |
| TA | Technology Assessment |
| TNC | Transnational Corporation |
| UN | United Nations |
| UNEP | United Nations Environmental Program |
| UNESCO | United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization |
| UNICEF | United Nations Children's Fund |
| VDT | Visual Display Terminal |
| WCC | World Council of Churches |
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