Some other notable publications from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
“Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses,” updated March 10, 2006.
“Homeland Security: Protecting Airliners from Terrorist Missiles,” updated February 16, 2006.
“Military Aviation: Issues and Options for Combating Terrorism and Counterinsurgency,” January 27, 2006.
Slashing research and development programs across the DOE, all while Congress rolls back clean energy tax incentives and programs, is not going to solve the nation’s energy emergency. It makes our current challenges even worse.
With strategic investment, cross-sector coordination, and long-term planning, it is possible to reduce risks and protect vulnerable communities. We can build a future where power lines no longer spark disaster and homes stay safe and connected — no matter the weather.
A lack of sustained federal funding, deteriorating research infrastructure and networks, restrictive immigration policies, and waning international collaboration are driving this erosion into a full-scale “American Brain Drain.”
With 2000 nuclear weapons on alert, far more powerful than the first bomb tested in the Jornada Del Muerto during the Trinity Test 80 years ago, our world has been fundamentally altered.