Quoted “Internet voting might be an inevitability, but...the systems were not yet ready for prime time.” —Charles Stewart III January 23, 2020 The New York Times “The most important takeaway from Iran’s strike is just how precise their short-range ballistic missiles were...The accuracy revolution is real and no longer a monopoly of the United States. This has huge implications for modern conflict.” —Vipin Narang January 15, 2020 The Economist Despite Iran’s announcement that it won’t abide by enrichment levels and quantities set by the JCPOA, “it is still quite far from having enough enriched uranium for a bomb, let alone a functional arsenal because...of the JCPOA.” —Vipin Narang January 5, 2020 CNN “He was a monster, no question...But there’s a consequentialist argument as well.” —Vipin Narang January 4, 2020 The New York Times “The message was loud and clear. This was Kim Jong Un’s maximum pressure campaign on President Trump. Like if you’re not hearing me about changing your calculations and giving sanctions relief and security guarantee and getting rid of the hostile policy, I can show you what long-range missiles look like.” —Vipin Narang December 18, 2019 CNBC “If it is indeed a static engine test for a new solid or liquid fuel missile, it is yet another loud signal that the door for diplomacy is quickly slamming, if it isn’t already.” —Vipin Narang December 7, 2019 The New York Times “All of the missiles have several things in common....Any one of the missiles would pose a challenge to regional and ROK missile defenses given these characteristics. Together, they pose a nightmare.” —Vipin Narang December 5, 2019 BBC “The bigger line... is that Abe may soon see a ballistic missile under his nose. It seems to suggest that they are gearing up to start testing longer-range systems.” —Vipin Narang November 30, 2019 BBC News “Nothing says I love you like a shakedown.” —Vipin Narang November 15, 2019 CNN “This is Kim’s maximum pressure campaign himself, and it’s keeping the pressure on without ratcheting it up.” —Vipin Narang October 31, 2019 Newsweek “You could slow down a determined state actor with probably the most sophisticated PALs, but it’s only designed to delay.” —Vipin Narang October 25, 2019 Popular Mechanics “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...They could be vulnerable to accidents, theft or attack.” —Vipin Narang October 14, 2019 The Guardian “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.” —Vipin Narang October 6, 2019 Reuters “The risk is that testing such a system causes the U.S. to walk away before this weekend, but Kim probably bet that the U.S. is so invested in the talks taking place and making progress ... that the U.S. won’t walk away.” —Vipin Narang October 1, 2019 Reuters “Incentives align on both sides...That makes me think the low-key mention of North Korea, and the emphasis on Iran, was designed to keep the window wide open for working-level talks.” —Vipin Narang September 26, 2019 The New York Times The Economist features Richard Samuels’s new book, “Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community” September 12, 2019 The Economist “These are mobile-launched, they move fast, they fly very low and they are maneuverable... And it’s only a matter of time before those technologies are migrated to longer-range missiles.” —Vipin Narang September 2, 2019 The New York Times “India may not be forever bound by No First Use” —Vipin Narang August 16, 2019 Reuters Prof. Narang speaks to NBC News after Russia’s failed nuclear test and accidents at missile testing site August 12, 2019 NBC News “They’re targeting our forward bases and operating presence in what they believe is...essentially their sphere of influence. But we will be targeting their homeland,” on the difficulty of basing U.S. missiles in Asia —Vipin Narang August 9, 2019 NPR “The worry now is if Kim Jong Un is trying to send a message, and it’s not getting through, he has to dial up the volume.” —Vipin Narang August 2, 2019 CNN “He’s saying it will take more than a photo-op to get things moving.” —Vipin Narang August 1, 2019 The New York Times/Reuters “Trump’s trip to Panmunjom didn’t have its desired effect...There’s no date for working level talks. Instead, they’re still testing—Kim is touring potentially nuclear capable submarines and firing missiles.” —Vipin Narang July 25, 2019 CNN “I have no problem with a stunt that jolts a comatose working level process...But this was picking up the fifteen yards we lost at Hanoi because of Trump’s own hardened maximalist position. If that doesn’t change, this is just theatrics.” —Vipin Narang July 1, 2019 ABC News “The fundamental problem—no working-level meetings and no basic change in at least the US negotiating position—means that any meeting right now is just pointless theater.” —Vipin Narang June 28, 2019 Reuters Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
“Internet voting might be an inevitability, but...the systems were not yet ready for prime time.” —Charles Stewart III January 23, 2020 The New York Times
“The most important takeaway from Iran’s strike is just how precise their short-range ballistic missiles were...The accuracy revolution is real and no longer a monopoly of the United States. This has huge implications for modern conflict.” —Vipin Narang January 15, 2020 The Economist
Despite Iran’s announcement that it won’t abide by enrichment levels and quantities set by the JCPOA, “it is still quite far from having enough enriched uranium for a bomb, let alone a functional arsenal because...of the JCPOA.” —Vipin Narang January 5, 2020 CNN
“He was a monster, no question...But there’s a consequentialist argument as well.” —Vipin Narang January 4, 2020 The New York Times
“The message was loud and clear. This was Kim Jong Un’s maximum pressure campaign on President Trump. Like if you’re not hearing me about changing your calculations and giving sanctions relief and security guarantee and getting rid of the hostile policy, I can show you what long-range missiles look like.” —Vipin Narang December 18, 2019 CNBC
“If it is indeed a static engine test for a new solid or liquid fuel missile, it is yet another loud signal that the door for diplomacy is quickly slamming, if it isn’t already.” —Vipin Narang December 7, 2019 The New York Times
“All of the missiles have several things in common....Any one of the missiles would pose a challenge to regional and ROK missile defenses given these characteristics. Together, they pose a nightmare.” —Vipin Narang December 5, 2019 BBC
“The bigger line... is that Abe may soon see a ballistic missile under his nose. It seems to suggest that they are gearing up to start testing longer-range systems.” —Vipin Narang November 30, 2019 BBC News
“This is Kim’s maximum pressure campaign himself, and it’s keeping the pressure on without ratcheting it up.” —Vipin Narang October 31, 2019 Newsweek
“You could slow down a determined state actor with probably the most sophisticated PALs, but it’s only designed to delay.” —Vipin Narang October 25, 2019 Popular Mechanics
“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...They could be vulnerable to accidents, theft or attack.” —Vipin Narang October 14, 2019 The Guardian
“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.” —Vipin Narang October 6, 2019 Reuters
“The risk is that testing such a system causes the U.S. to walk away before this weekend, but Kim probably bet that the U.S. is so invested in the talks taking place and making progress ... that the U.S. won’t walk away.” —Vipin Narang October 1, 2019 Reuters
“Incentives align on both sides...That makes me think the low-key mention of North Korea, and the emphasis on Iran, was designed to keep the window wide open for working-level talks.” —Vipin Narang September 26, 2019 The New York Times
The Economist features Richard Samuels’s new book, “Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community” September 12, 2019 The Economist
“These are mobile-launched, they move fast, they fly very low and they are maneuverable... And it’s only a matter of time before those technologies are migrated to longer-range missiles.” —Vipin Narang September 2, 2019 The New York Times
Prof. Narang speaks to NBC News after Russia’s failed nuclear test and accidents at missile testing site August 12, 2019 NBC News
“They’re targeting our forward bases and operating presence in what they believe is...essentially their sphere of influence. But we will be targeting their homeland,” on the difficulty of basing U.S. missiles in Asia —Vipin Narang August 9, 2019 NPR
“The worry now is if Kim Jong Un is trying to send a message, and it’s not getting through, he has to dial up the volume.” —Vipin Narang August 2, 2019 CNN
“He’s saying it will take more than a photo-op to get things moving.” —Vipin Narang August 1, 2019 The New York Times/Reuters
“Trump’s trip to Panmunjom didn’t have its desired effect...There’s no date for working level talks. Instead, they’re still testing—Kim is touring potentially nuclear capable submarines and firing missiles.” —Vipin Narang July 25, 2019 CNN
“I have no problem with a stunt that jolts a comatose working level process...But this was picking up the fifteen yards we lost at Hanoi because of Trump’s own hardened maximalist position. If that doesn’t change, this is just theatrics.” —Vipin Narang July 1, 2019 ABC News
“The fundamental problem—no working-level meetings and no basic change in at least the US negotiating position—means that any meeting right now is just pointless theater.” —Vipin Narang June 28, 2019 Reuters
