Vipin Narang
Official portrait, 2022
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy
Assumed office
March 29, 2022
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byGregory H. Pejic
Personal details
BornJamestown, New York

Vipin Narang is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy. Narang has been an American political scientist.[1] He is Professor of Political Science at MIT.[1] He is known for his research on nuclear weapons, conflict and proliferation.[2][3][4][5] His research has shown that there are different nuclear weapons postures. These postures have implications for the likelihood of conflict between nuclear states, as well as bargaining outcomes in disputes.[6][7][8][9]

He has a BS and MS in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, as well as a M.Phil in International Relations from University of Oxford and a PhD. from Harvard University.[1] He was born in the San Francisco Bay area to parents of Indian descent.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Meet the Fellows | Vipin Narang". www.pdsoros.org. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  2. ↑ Sanger, David E.; Broad, William J. (2019-09-02). "North Korea Missile Tests, 'Very Standard' to Trump, Show Signs of Advancing Arsenal". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  3. ↑ Fisher, Max (2017-03-31). "India, Long at Odds With Pakistan, May Be Rethinking Nuclear First Strikes". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  4. ↑ Taub, Amanda (2020-01-04). "Did the Killing of Qassim Suleimani Deter Iranian Attacks, or Encourage Them?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  5. ↑ Sang-Hun, Choe (2018-10-12). "North Korea Weaponizes Its Deal With Trump to Tangle Talks". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  6. ↑ "Book Review: Posture Matters, but Stability Matters More | Arms Control Association". www.armscontrol.org. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
  7. ↑ Hymans, Jacques (2015). "Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era: Regional Powers and International Conflict by Vipin Narang. Princeton, NJ, Princeton University Press, 2014. 360 pp. Cloth, $95.00; paper, $29.95". Political Science Quarterly. 130 (2): 388–390. doi:10.1002/polq.12342. ISSN 1538-165X.
  8. ↑ Kroenig, Matthew (2015-09-01). "Posturing the Bomb". International Studies Review. 17 (3): 482–484. doi:10.1111/misr.12242. ISSN 1521-9488.
  9. ↑ "ISSF Roundtable 7-17 on Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era: Regional Powers and International Conflict | H-Diplo | H-Net". networks.h-net.org. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
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