U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have been withheld from broad public distribution include the following.
U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues, updated November 3, 2015
The New START Treaty: Central Limits and Key Provisions, updated November 3, 2015
Iran Sanctions, updated November 3, 2015
Tropical Storm? The Supreme Court Considers Double Jeopardy and the Sovereign Status of Puerto Rico, CRS Legal Sidebar, November 4, 2015
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015: Adjustments to the Budget Control Act of 2011, CRS Insight, November 6, 2015
You Win Some You Lose Some… New Second Amendment Rulings, CRS Legal Sidebar, November 5, 2015
Speakers of the House: Elections, 1913-2015, updated November 3, 2015
Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY2000-FY2015, updated November 3, 2015
The Future of Internet Governance: Should the U.S. Relinquish Its Authority Over ICANN?, updated November 3, 2015
Social Security and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) Provisions in the Proposed Bipartisan Budget Agreement of 2015, November 3, 2015
U.S. Trade in Services: Trends and Policy Issues, updated November 3, 2015
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress, updated November 5, 2015
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, updated November 4, 2015
China is NOT a nuclear “peer” of the United States, as some contend.
China’s total number of approximately 600 warheads constitutes only a small portion of the United States’ estimated stockpile of 3,700 warheads.
Dr. Lim will help develop, organize, and implement FAS’s growing contribution in the area of catastrophic risk including on core areas of nuclear weapons, AI and national security, space, and other emerging technologies.
Moreover, the recent decrease in UK government transparency regarding the status of its nuclear arsenal and modernization program reflects a worrisome global trend.
Even without weapons present, the addition of a large nuclear air base in northern Europe is a significant new development that would have been inconceivable just a decade-and-a-half ago.