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	In the News August 15, 2019 Fast, low and hard to stop: North Korea’s missile tests crank up the threat level Simon Denyer The Washington Post Vipin Narang quoted: “The three missiles have several things in common: They are solid fuel, they are mobile, they are fast, they fly low, and at least the KN-23 can maneuver in-flight, which is very impressive. Any one of the missiles would pose a challenge to regional and [South Korean] missile defenses given these characteristics. Together, they pose a nightmare.”
	Analysis + Opinion August 14, 2019 Saudi Arabia must dismantle the male guardianship system Hala Al-DosariThe Washington Post In a vague statement published recently by a national newspaper in Saudi Arabia, the government announced that it will consider altering its restrictive male guardianship laws for women.
	In the News August 14, 2019 Russian scientist in city near nuclear explosion warns locals not to fish, says agency 'committed a crime' Brendan ColeNewsweek Vipin Narang quoted: "It's an air-breathing cruise missile and they put an unshielded mini nuclear reactor on it...We [the US] tried this in the 1960s and gave up for a reason, and this is why. It's very risky."
	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.
	In the News August 13, 2019 The intersection of technology and war Michelle EnglishMIT News Fiona Cunningham completed her PhD at the Department of Political Science, where she was also a member of the Security Studies Program. Her work explores how technology affects warfare in the post-Cold War era. She studies how nations—China specifically—plan to use technology in conflict to achieve their aims.
	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."
	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.
	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.”
	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."
	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.

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