Newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Congressional Oversight, October 17, 2012
Contemporary Developments in Presidential Elections, October 18, 2012
U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts, October 19, 2012
President of the United States: Compensation, October 17, 2012
Peru in Brief: Political and Economic Conditions and Relations with the United States, October 18, 2012
Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy, October 18, 2012
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, October 17, 2012
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress, October 18, 2012
Satellite imagery of RAF Lakenheath reveals new construction of a security perimeter around ten protective aircraft shelters in the designated nuclear area, the latest measure in a series of upgrades as the base prepares for the ability to store U.S. nuclear weapons.
It will take consistent leadership and action to navigate the complex dangers in the region and to avoid what many analysts considered to be an increasingly possible outcome, a nuclear conflict in East Asia.
Getting into a shutdown is the easy part, getting out is much harder. Both sides will be looking to pin responsibility on each other, and the court of public opinion will have a major role to play as to who has the most leverage for getting us out.
How the United States responds to China’s nuclear buildup will shape the global nuclear balance for the rest of the century.