The latest products from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues, March 11, 2013
China’s Economic Rise: History, Trends, Challenges, and Implications for the United States, March 4, 2013
Cybersecurity: Authoritative Reports and Resources, March 8, 2013
Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Reauthorization Proposals in the 113th Congress: Comparison of Major Features of Current Law and H.R. 803, March 12, 2013
Higher Education Tax Benefits: Brief Overview and Budgetary Effects, March 12, 2013
The Role of Local Food Systems in U.S. Farm Policy, March 12, 2013
Budget Issues Shaping a Farm Bill in 2013, March 11, 2013
Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections, March 12, 2013
Major U.S. Arms Sales and Grants to Pakistan Since 2001, March 7, 2013
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.