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	In the News October 16, 2019 Trump appears to confirm US nukes are in Turkey, an admission that would break with longstanding protocol Aaron BlakeThe Washington Post Vipin Narang quoted: “Incirlik is Turkey’s air base, not ours,” Narang said. “And that is essentially the problem. We store these nuclear weapons in secure vaults on a Turkish air base, where we either have to secure them under the present circumstances, or bring transport aircraft to the base, move them on a Turkish air base and then fly them out of Turkish airspace if we wanted to extract them. Under the present circumstances, that is not a simple logistical or security feat.”
	In the News October 15, 2019 Former inspector general on Trump & republicans attacking the whistleblower MSNBCThe Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell President Trump is demanding the whistleblower whose complaint led to the current impeachment inquiry be revealed. Lawrence O'Donnell talks to Joel Brenner about why the law protects a whistleblower's right to anonymity and what Trump's attacks could mean for future whistleblowers.
	In the News October 15, 2019 Tests and temptations: The nuclear balance in Asia CATO Vipin Narang of the MIT Department of Political Science joins Trevor Thrall and guest host Eric Gomez to discuss nuclear trends and the nuclear balance in Asia.
	In the News October 14, 2019 US nuclear bombs at Turkish airbase complicate rift over Syria invasion Julian Borger and Jennifer RankinThe Guardian Vipin Narang quoted: Removing the weapons would not be straightforward. “Extracting them under these circumstances may be incredibly risky since it would involve removing 50 nuclear weapons from the vaults, moving them on a Turkish base and flying them out of Turkish airspace,” Narang said. “They could be vulnerable to accidents, theft or attack.”
	News Release October 10, 2019 MIT Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies issues fifth call for proposals to faculty and researchers MIT announces today the fifth Call for Proposals from the Policy Lab at the Center for International Studies, which encourages academically informed solutions to major public policy challenges.
	In the News October 8, 2019 A look at Japan’s evolving intelligence efforts Peter DizikesMIT News A new book, by MIT political scientist Richard Samuels, examines the past and future of Japanese intelligence services in a rapidly shifting world.
	In the News October 6, 2019 North Korea doubts US will have alternative plans inside two weeks Ju-min Park, Josh SmithReuters Vipin Narang quoted in Reuters: Vipin Narang added that North Korea is also buying time to continue to expand and improve its missile and nuclear force, and negotiate the terms by which it is accepted as a nuclear weapons power. “If that’s the case, their best strategy is to dangle the hope of a fictional future deal but stall on actual negotiations, let alone crafting or implementing any such deal,” Narang said.
	In the News October 5, 2019 Opening the arsenal The Economist Owen Cote quoted: The jl-2 does not have the range of the DF-41. It could "at best attack Seattle" says Owen Cote of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, because the noisy Jin-class subs would struggle to range beyond the Yellow Sea without being detected. But China is developing new missiles and subs to remedy this.
	In the News October 4, 2019 North Korea escalates missile tests Peter O'DowdWBUR Here & Now This week, North Korea confirmed it test-fired a new type of a ballistic missile, a significant escalation from the short-range tests it has conducted since May. Jim Walsh speaks with Here & Now about what the new tests and escalations might mean.
	News@E40 October 4, 2019 Narang receives the ISSS "Emerging Scholar" award We are pleased to announce that Associate Professor Vipin Narang has won this year’s “Emerging Scholar” award from the International Studies Association’s International Security Section.