WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following in focus (No. IF10486) updated on April 21, 2022, entitled "Defense Primer: Naval Forces" by naval affairs specialist Ronald O'Rourke: * * * "Naval Forces" Refers to Both the Navy and Marine Corps Although the term naval forces is often used to refer specifically to Navy forces, it more properly refers to both Navy and Marine Corps forces, because both the Navy and Marine Corps are naval services. For fur more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 (TNSRep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R45861) updated on April 21, 2022, entitled "Russia's Nuclear Weapons: Doctrine, Forces and Modernization": * * * (Continued from Part 3 of 4) The Effect of Arms Control on Russia's Nuclear Forces The number of warheads on Soviet strategic nuclear delivery vehicles reached its peak in the mid1980s and began to decline sharply by the early 1990s (see Figure 2). This decline continued, with a f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Rep. French Hill, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Rep. French Hill (AR-02) joined Hudson Institute Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein for a virtual conversation titled "How Can the World Bank and IMF Assist Ukraine?" Over 30 years ago, President George H.W. Bush tasked Rep. Hill with leading the design of U.S. technical assistance to the emerging economies of Eastern and Central Europe in the areas of banking and securities following the fall of the Berli more PR

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued the following written testimony by Stephen R. Yurek, president and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute, involving a hybrid hearing on April 6, 2022, on treaties: * * * 1. INTRODUCTION Chairman Menendez, Ranking Member Risch, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify on this important topic. My name is Stephen Yurek, and I am the President and CEO of the Air-Conditioning, more PR