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Congressional Research Service Reports
China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
Date: February 26, 2003
Creator: Kan, Shirley A
Description: Congress has long been concerned about whether U.S. policy advances the national interest in reducing the role of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and missiles that could deliver them. China has taken some steps to mollify U.S. concerns about its role in weapons proliferation. Skeptics question whether China's cooperation in weapons nonproliferation has warranted President Bush's pursuit of stronger bilateral ties. This report discusses the national security problem of China's role in weapons proliferation and issues related to the U.S. policy response, including legislation, since the mid-1990s.
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Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues
Date: February 5, 2003
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
Description: None
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Critical Infrastructures: Background, Policy, and Implementation
Date: February 10, 2003
Creator: Moteff, John D
Description: The nation’s health, wealth, and security rely on the production and distribution of certain goods and services. The array of physical assets, processes and organizations across which these goods and services move are called critical infrastructures (e.g. electricity, the power plants that generate it, and the electric grid upon which it is distributed). Computers and communications, themselves critical infrastructures, are increasingly tying these infrastructures together. This report aims to address the concern that this reliance on computers and computer networks raises the vulnerability of the nation’s critical infrastructures to “cyber” attacks.
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North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Program
Date: February 27, 2003
Creator: Niksch, Larry A
Description: None
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Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations - Background and Issues for Congress
Date: February 14, 2003
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Description: None
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Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Research and Development: Funding, Organization, and Oversight
Date: February 5, 2003
Creator: Knezo, Genevieve J
Description: None
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NATO Enlargement
Date: February 13, 2003
Creator: Gallis, Paul E
Description: None
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Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress
Date: February 21, 2003
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Description: None
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Army Aviation: The RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter Issue
Date: February 4, 2003
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
Description: Although it has been a high priority Army program, a number of factors have complicated the RAH-66 Comanche program. Since its inception, the program has been restructured several times–postponing the initial operational capability (IOC) and increasing overall program costs. Presently, there is debate within the Army regarding whether the program should be reduced significantly to make funds available to pursue other modernization priorities.
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Defense Cleanup and Environmental Programs: Authorization and Appropriations for FY2003
Date: February 3, 2003
Creator: Bearden, David M
Description: The Department of Defense (DOD) administers five environmental programs in response to various requirements under federal environmental laws. These programs include environmental cleanup, environmental compliance, pollution prevention, environmental technology, and conservation. Additionally, the Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for managing defense nuclear waste and cleaning up contaminated nuclear weapons sites. The Administration requested a total of $11.17 billion for these programs in FY2003, about $390 million more than the FY2002 funding level of $10.78 billion. Some of the ongoing issues associated with these programs are the adequacy, cost, and pace of cleanup, whether DOD and DOE adequately comply with environmental laws and regulations, and the extent to which environmental requirements encroach upon military readiness.
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