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	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.
	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.
	In the News July 31, 2019 North Korea conducts second weapons test in under a week Timothy W Martin and Andrew JeongThe Wall Street Journal Quoted: Vipin Narang said the test sends a message of frustration over the US-South Korea drill without derailing diplomacy with Mr Trump. “It’s a reminder that during this whole process, North Korea continues to improve and expand its missile and nuclear-weapons arsenal.”
	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.