Vipin Narang Session Overview

VIPIN NARANG is the Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security and Political Science and member of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. From March 2022through August 2024, he served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense and then Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, a portfolio with oversight over the U.S. Department of Defense’s strategic capabilities, including nuclear, space, missile defense, and cyber policy. For his service, he was awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. He has published two books: Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era, which won the 2015 ISA International Security Studies Section Best Book Award; and Seeking the Bomb: Strategies of Nuclear Proliferation. His work has also appeared in a variety of other outlets, including International Security, Journal of Conflict Resolution, The Washington Quarterly, International Organization, Foreign Affairs, The Washington Post, and the New York Times.