New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service which have not been made publicly accessible include the following.
Alternative Fuel and Advanced Vehicle Technology Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs, June 12, 2012
SBA New Markets Venture Capital Program, June 12, 2012
Health Insurance Premium Credits in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), June 13, 2012
The U.S. Postal Service: Common Questions About Post Office Closures, June 13, 2012
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress, June 13, 2012
Iraq: Politics, Governance, and Human Rights, June 13, 2012
The Jackson-Vanik Amendment and Candidate Countries for WTO Accession: Issues for Congress, June 13, 2012
Russia’s Accession to the WTO and Its Implications for the United States, June 13, 2012
Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) Status for Russia and U.S.-Russian Economic Ties, June 13, 2012
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Program: Background, Issues and Options for Congress, June 13, 2012
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress, June 12, 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.