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- U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
- This report reviews the ongoing programs that will affect the expected size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force structure. It begins with an overview of this force structure during the Cold War, and summarizes the reductions and changes that have occurred since 1991. It then offers details about each category of delivery vehicle, focusing on their current deployments and ongoing and planned modernization programs. The report concludes with a discussion of issues related to decisions about the future size and shape of the U.S. strategic nuclear force.
- War Bonds in the Second World War: A Model for Hurricane Recovery Bonds?
- Severe damage and dislocations resulting from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita have rekindled congressional interest in the concept of the sale of a Treasury security to finance recovery and relief operations. The question has been raised whether or not the issuance of war bonds during the Second World War serves as a good model for new “hurricane recovery bonds.” Two bills have been introduced that would permit the issuance of some form of hurricane relief bond: H.R. 3892 and H.R. 3935.
- The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance in 1992: The Role of Congress
- This report discusses the key role Congress played in formulating an aid program for the former Soviet Union in 1992.
- The Former Soviet Union and U.S. Foreign Assistance in 1992: The Role of Congress
- This report discusses the key role Congress played in formulating an aid program for the former Soviet Union in 1992. Focusing on tensions in the political and legislative system, it delineates congressional achievements — chief of which was the Freedom Support Act. The legislation that was ultimately produced became the basis on which future debate would be conducted regarding how the United States could continue to influence events in the former Soviet Union and assist its transition to an open market economy and democratic institutions.
- Summary of Major Changes in the Social Security Cash Benefits Program: 1935-1996
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- Soviet Policy Under Andropov
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- United States Policy toward Vietnam: A Summary Review of its History
- This report details the Policies of the United States towards Vietnam and attempts towards providing a summary review of its history.
- Prisoners of War: Repatriation or Internment in Wartime, The American and Allied Experience, 1775 to Present
- This report provides a brief overview of exchange agreements regarding American or Allied prisoners of war from 1775 to the present which were made during wartime.
- The Philippines: A Bibliography
- This report is a bibliography that cites the information related to the Philippines; its General and Historical content, Government and Politics, Economy, and Foreign Relations.