《自然》周刊消息，据美国国家科学院的一项报告，美国的研发（R＆D）投入从1994年以来实际上是每年下降5％，大大高于克林顿政府所承认的2％。但官方统计掩盖了这些下降：它们把诸如武器装置的试验与评估等非研究项目列入于正式的研究开发预算。这些新的数字是来自美国科学院 According to a report from the “Nature” magazine, according to a report of the National Academy of Sciences, R & D investment in the United States has actually decreased by 5% per year since 1994, much higher than the 2% recognized by the Clinton administration. However, official statistics cover these declines: they include non-research projects such as testing and evaluation of weapons installations in official research and development budgets. These new figures come from the American Academy of Sciences