U.S. Armed Forces Abroad, 1978-2007, and More from CRS
Noteworthy new reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include these (all pdf).
“Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007,” updated January 14, 2008.
“The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11,” updated February 8, 2008.
“Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations,” updated January 23, 2008.
“U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques,” updated January 25, 2008.
“Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons,” updated January 16, 2008.
“Securing General Aviation,” updated January 24, 2008.
The United States has the only proven and scalable tritium production supply chain, but it is largely reserved for nuclear weapons. Excess tritium production capacity should be leveraged to ensure the success of and U.S. leadership in fusion energy.
Despite an emerging awareness of the importance of state and local government innovation capacity, there is a shortage of plausible strategies to build that capacity.
Innovations in artificial intelligence and robotics will allow us to accelerate the search process using foundation AI models for science research and automate much of the experimentation with robotic, self-driving labs.
FAS commends the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for clearing a historic 75 pieces of legislation, including multiple crucial bills to confront the wildfire crisis.