Iran Sanctions, Homeless Veterans, and More from CRS
Recent reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: An Historical Overview, June 14, 2011
Mandatory Spending Since 1962, June 15, 2011
Veterans and Homelessness, June 15, 2011
Iran Sanctions, June 22, 2011
Congressional Oversight Manual, June 10, 2011
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.