There is a lot of statecraft behind governments promoting this myth, so I wouldn't be reading into it too much. The countries listed want as high as possible of

There is a lot of statecraft behind governments promoting this myth, so I wouldn't be reading into it too much. The countries listed want as high as possible of a population of scientists, and they will forecast doom and gloom to try and convince anyone with a passing amount of patriotism to work in those fields. There never was a clear proof that we needed more.