The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, and More from CRS
New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following.
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress, February 4, 2013
U.S.-India Security Relations: Strategic Issues, January 24, 2013
Multilateral Development Banks: U.S. Contributions FY2000-FY2013, February 1, 2013
IMF Reforms: Issues for Congress, February 1, 2013
Medicare, Medicaid, and Other Health Provisions in the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, January 31, 2013
Hemp as an Agricultural Commodity, December 18, 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.