Iran-North Korea-Syria Cooperation, and More from CRS
The executive branch today provides less unclassified information to Congress concerning proliferation of weapons mass destruction than it used to do, a new report from the Congressional Research Service observes.
“The number of unclassified reports to Congress on WMD-related issues has decreased considerably in recent years,” the report said. “Congress may wish to consider requiring additional reporting from the executive branch on WMD proliferation.” That suggestion appeared in a new CRS report entitled Iran-North Korea-Syria Ballistic Missile and Nuclear Cooperation, published April 16, 2014.
Other new and newly updated CRS reports that Congress has withheld from online public distribution include the following.
NATO: Response to the Crisis in Ukraine and Security Concerns in Central and Eastern Europe, April 16, 2014
Same-Sex Marriage: A Legal Background After United States v. Windsor, April 17, 2014
Executive Orders: Issuance, Modification, and Revocation, April 16, 2014
Returning to Full Employment: What Do the Indicators Tell Us?, April 15, 2014
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 113th Congress, April 16, 2014
Social Media in the House of Representatives: Frequently Asked Questions, April 16, 2014
Declarations of War and Authorizations for the Use of Military Force: Historical Background and Legal Implications, April 18, 2014
To increase the real and perceived benefit of research funding, funding agencies should develop challenge goals for their extramural research programs focused on the impact portion of their mission.
Without trusted mechanisms to ensure privacy while enabling secure data access, essential R&D stalls, educational innovation stalls, and U.S. global competitiveness suffers.
Satellite imagery has long served as a tool for observing on-the-ground activity worldwide, and offers especially valuable insights into the operation, development, and physical features related to nuclear technology.
This year’s Red Sky Summit was an opportunity to further consider what the role of fire tech can and should be – and how public policy can support its development, scaling, and application.