Use of U.S. Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2012, and More from CRS
New products of the Congressional Research Service which Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2012, updated September 19, 2012
Airport Body Scanners: The Role of Advanced Imaging Technology in Airline Passenger Screening, September 20, 2012
National Security and Emergency Preparedness Communications: A Summary of Executive Order 13618, September 19, 2012
DHS Headquarters Consolidation Project: Issues for Congress, September 21, 2012
Clean Water Act and Pollutant Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs), September 21, 2012
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families: Welfare Waivers, September 21, 2012
U.S. Implementation of the Basel Capital Regulatory Framework, September 20, 2012
Federal Tax Benefits for Manufacturing: Current Law, Legislative Proposals, and Issues for the 112th Congress, September 20, 2012
Tax Gap, Tax Compliance, and Proposed Legislation in the 112th Congress, September 20, 2012
Medigap: A Primer, September 19, 2012
Laws Affecting the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), September 19, 2012
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables, updated September 20, 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.