Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following (all pdf).
“Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Issues and Arguments,” February 28, 2008.
“Fusion Centers: Issues and Options for Congress,” updated January 18, 2008.
“The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: A Brief Overview of Selected Issues,” updated February 8, 2008.
“The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of House-Passed H.R. 3773, S. 2248 as Reported By the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and S. 2248 as Reported Out of the Senate Judiciary Committee,” updated February 8, 2008.
“Operation Iraqi Freedom: Strategies, Approaches, Results, and Issues for Congress,” February 22, 2008.
“Defense Contracting in Iraq: Issues and Options for Congress,” updated January 29, 2008.
“FY2009 Defense Budget: Issues for Congress,” February 11, 2008.
The FAS Nuclear Notebook is one of the most widely sourced reference materials worldwide for reliable information about the status of nuclear weapons, and has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1987.. The Nuclear Notebook is researched and written by the staff of the Federation of American Scientists’ Nuclear Information Project: Director Hans […]
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