U.S.

Report to Congress on U.S. Periods of War

The following is the Dec. 14, 2018 Congressional Research Service report, U.S. Periods of War and Dates of
Recent Conflicts.

From the report

Many wars or conflicts in U.S. history have federally designated “periods of war,” dates marking their beginning and ending. These dates are important for qualification for certain veterans’ pension or disability benefits. Confusion can occur because beginning and ending dates for “periods of war” in many nonofficial sources are often different from those...

https://news.usni.org/2018/12/26/report-congress-u-s-periods-war

Report to Congress on Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

The following is the Oct. 5, 2018, Congressional Research Service report, Russian Compliance with the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty: Background and Issues for Congress.

From the report

The United States and Soviet Union signed the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in December 1987. Negotiations on this treaty were the result of a “dual-track” decision taken by NATO in 1979. At that time, in response to concerns about the Soviet Union’s deployment of new...

https://news.usni.org/2018/10/09/report-congress-russian-compliance-intermediate-range-nuclear-forces-inf-treaty-2

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