Some notable rules and regulations on security policy that have recently been published include the following:
“National Industrial Security Program Directive Number 1,” Information Security Oversight Office, January 27, 2006.
“International Interchange of Patent Rights and Technical Information,” Department of Defense Instruction 2000.03, January 17, 2006.
“Naturalization of Aliens Serving in the Armed Forces of the United States and of Alien Spouses and/or Alien Adopted Children of Military and Civilian Personnel Ordered Overseas,” Department of Defense Instruction 5500.14 January 4, 2006.
“Department of the Navy Policy for Content of Publicly Accessible World Wide Web Sites,” Secretary of the Navy Instruction 5720.47B, December 28, 2005.
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.