Iran’s Ballistic Missile Program, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that Congress has not made publicly available include the following.
Iran’s Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Programs, December 6, 2012
Syria’s Chemical Weapons: Issues for Congress, December 5, 2012
Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations, December 6, 2012
In Brief: Next Steps in the War in Afghanistan? Issues for Congress, December 6, 2012
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians, December 6, 2012
Detention of U.S. Persons as Enemy Belligerents, December 4, 2012
Right to Work Laws: Legislative Background and Empirical Research, December 6, 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.