Vipin Narang

Vipin Narang is the Frank Stanton Professor of Nuclear Security and Political Science at MIT's Security Studies Program. He served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy (2022–2024), awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service. His research focuses on nuclear proliferation, strategy, and South Asian security. Narang holds a PhD from Harvard University (2010) and advanced degrees from Stanford and Oxford. He has authored seminal works like *Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era* (2014) and *Seeking the Bomb* (2022).

Education: PhD (Harvard), M.Phil (Oxford), MS/BS (Stanford). Fellowships: Harvard Olin Institute, Belfer Center, Stanford CISAC. Research interests include North Korea's nuclear program, deterrence theory, and geopolitical competition.

Key achievements: 2020 ISSS Emerging Scholar Award (ISA), 2015 ISA Best Book Award. Advising focuses on defense policy and nuclear strategy. Active in policy circles, often commenting on India-China tensions, North Korea, and US defense strategy.

Labs/Teams: MIT Security Studies Program, affiliated with Project on Managing the Atom (Harvard). Ongoing work explores multipolar deterrence, AI in command systems, and hypersonic weapons implications.