China’s Vice President Visits the US, and More from CRS
New reports from the Congressional Research Service that have not been made readily available to the public include the following (all pdf).
China’s Vice President Xi Jinping Visits the United States: What Is at Stake?, February 6, 2012
Lebanon and the Uprising in Syria: Issue for Congress, February 2, 2012
Iran’s Threat to the Strait of Hormuz, January 23, 2012
Sourcing Policy: Selected Developments and Issues, February 7, 2012
Smart Meter Data: Privacy and Cybersecurity, February 3, 2012
Suicide Prevention Efforts of the Veterans Health Administration, February 3, 2012
Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits, January 19, 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.