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
This report outlines a framework relying on “Cooperative Technical Means” for effective arms control verification based on remote sensing, avoiding on-site inspections but maintaining a level of transparency that allows for immediate detection of changes in nuclear posture or a significant build-up above agreed limits.
The grant comes from the Carnegie Corporation of New York (CCNY) to investigate, alongside The British American Security Information Council (BASIC), the associated impact on nuclear stability.
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.