Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service this week include the following.
Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons, updated February 13, 2018
Congressional Gold Medals: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress, February 9, 2018
D.C. Circuit Upholds as Constitutional the Structure of the CFPB — Part I, CRS Legal Sidebar, February 12, 2018
Israel: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief, updated February 12, 2018
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2018 Budget and Appropriations, updated February 12, 2018
Ecuador: In Brief, updated February 13, 2018
Diversity Immigrants’ Regions and Countries of Origin: Fact Sheet, February 13, 2018
HPSCI Memorandum Sparks Debate over FISA Application Requirements, CRS Legal Sidebar, February 14, 2018
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.