The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate, and More from CRS
New or newly updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.
The U.S. Infant Mortality Rate: International Comparisons, Underlying Factors, and Federal Programs, April 4, 2012
The Peace Corps: Current Issues, April 4, 2012
Women in Combat: Issues for Congress, April 5, 2012
Navy Ford (CVN-78) Class Aircraft Carrier Program: Background and Issues for Congress, April 4, 2012
Navy Ohio Replacement (SSBN[X]) Ballistic Missile Submarine Program: Background and Issues for Congress, April 5, 2012
Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy, April 4, 2012
National Science Foundation: Major Research Equipment and Facility Construction, April 4, 2012
The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Authorization, Operation, and Drawdown Policy, April 2, 2012
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA): A Summary, April 5, 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.