Vipin Narang
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Vipin Narang | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy | |
Acting | |
| In office May 20, 2024 – August 12, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | John F. Plumb |
| Succeeded by | John D. Hill (Acting) |
| Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy | |
| In office March 29, 2022 – August 12, 2024 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Gregory H. Pejic |
| Succeeded by | John D. Hill (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jamestown, New York, U.S. |
Vipin Narang is an American political scientist who served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy until August 2024, a portfolio that includes space and missile defense policy as well as nuclear deterrence and countering weapons of mass destruction policy.[1] He is a 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 as a Marshall Scholar and a PhD. from Harvard University.[1] He was born in the San Francisco Bay Area to parents of Indian descent.[1]
