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Putin missile

In the News

August 13, 2019

Failed Russian nuclear test hints at Putin's dangerous plans to beat US defenses

Alexander SmithNBC News

Vipin Narang quoted: "There's really no other possible scenario for this. All the pieces fit together." 

Jim Walsh

In the News

August 13, 2019

Missile test site explosion raises questions about US-Russia nuclear competition

Jeremy HobsonWBUR Here & Now

Five Russian nuclear engineers were killed in an explosion at a test site last week, testing a new missile, which raises important questions about the future of nuclear competition between the US and Russia. Host Jeremy Hobson speaks with with Here & Now security analyst Jim Walsh.

 People watch a TV showing a file image of a North Korean missile launch at the Seoul Railway Station on August 6, 2019, in Seoul. Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images

In the News

August 12, 2019

North Korea’s new weapons, and how they affect Trump’s nuclear deal hopes, explained

Alex WardVox

Quoted: “This is a nightmare for regional missile defenses,” Vipin Narang, a nuclear expert at MIT, told me. What makes the missile even deadlier is that it can be shot from a mobile launcher, which makes predicting when and where it might come from nearly impossible.

North Korea Missile

In the News

August 11, 2019

Kim Jong Un guided test-fire of new “superior tactical” weapon on Saturday: KCNA

Dagyum Ji NK News

Vipin Narang quoted: “The whole combination of them: MLRS, KN-23, and this together are a nightmare for missile defenses.”

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

In the News

August 10, 2019

Trump says he looks forward to seeing Kim Jong Un 'in the not too distant future'

Nicole Gaouette, Kylie Atwood and Jeremy DiamondCNN

Vipin Narang quoted: Trump's assessment of the alliance "a stark break from 70 years" of US presidential custom. "2019 is weird," Narang said. "The President has more respect for Kim Jong Un than he does for South Korea ... our formal ally."

Vipin Narang

In the News

August 9, 2019

The difficulty of basing US missiles in Asia

Anthony KuhnNPR News

Washington says the weapons would be non-nuclear and defensive in nature, but Vipin Narang says that China will not see it that way.

Kim Jong Un

In the News

August 2, 2019

A month after G20, Trump's Asia policy achievements appear to be unraveling

Joshua BerlingerCNN

Vipin Narang quoted: "This is a stark reminder that President Trump went to Panmunjom, shook Kim Jong Un's hand and said we're going to restart talks. And Kim Jong Un is basically saying with these tests, I need more than a handshake," Narang said.

In the News

August 1, 2019

AI meets bureaucratic politics

Andrew ImbrieWar on the Rocks

Taylor Fravel argues that the degree of party unity is central to whether and how change occurs in response to shifts in the conduct of warfare. Additional commentary on Fravel's work is cited. 

 

Inaugural John M. Deutch Institute Professor Suzanne Berger

News@E40

July 31, 2019

Inaugural John M Deutch Institute Professor Suzanne Berger reflects on her research, MIT

Edwin SongThe Tech

The Tech sat down with political science professor Suzanne Berger to discuss her new title as the inaugural John M Deutch Institute Professor, and her work leading up to it.

People watch a TV broadcast of a news report on North Korea firing short-range ballistic missiles, in Seoul, South Korea, July 31, 2019. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji

In the News

July 31, 2019

US still hopes for talks after latest North Korean missile tests

Josh SmithReuters

Quoted: Vipin Narang said the missile tests were part of the North Korean leader’s approach to diplomacy: “He’s saying it will take more than a photo-op to get things moving.”

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