This time-tested prescription works best when it is acknowledged that over time States perceive that their needs and wants do change. As science and technology open new vistas the appetites of beneficiaries or potential beneficiaries take on new dimensions. Thus, the product of international law and of international organizations, in order to meet existing and future world-community expectations, must rely upon the firm facts of science and technology. 1.3 National Perspectives in International Organizations As noted, the present world-community expectation is that the outer space environment (outer space, the Moon, and celestial bodies) is a world resource. Following World War II a very large number of new States entered the world community. Many of them are identified as less- developed-countries (LDCs), and their assertiveness has been noticed in many of the world's international organizations. Like all States they possess the condition of sovereignty, i.e., legal equality. The newer States have been identified with efforts to improve their economic well-being. They have urged the need to establish a New International Economic Order. They have sought preferential benefits in ocean areas and have helped to evolve the concepts of the Common Heritage of Mankind and the Province of Mankind. The newer States have mobilized voting and consultative blocs in international organizations in order to overcome their separate political weaknesses. Although their preponderant voting power in the United Nations has resulted in the expression "paper majorities," nonetheless, it cannot be denied that in their consolidated positions they are influencing the substance of international agreements.
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