Nuclear weapons need 'Queer Theory' according to Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Post Millennial ^ | June 21, 2023 | Thomas Stevenson

[Twotone]

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAC) is a nonprofit that "focuses on three main areas: nuclear risk, climate change, and disruptive technologies." The group now wants to apply queer theory to nukes.

In a June 15 article, titled, "Queering nuclear weapons: How LGBTQ+ inclusion strengthens security and reshapes disarmament," a BAC author makes the argument that "queer theory informs the struggle for nuclear justice and disarmament," among other points.

The BAC writing team includes "top policymakers, researchers, and opinion makers from more than 150 countries" regarding nuclear weapons. It was founded by Manhattan Project scientists in 1945.

In celebration of pride month, the BAC published an article saying they would like "readers to understand that the visible representation and meaningful participation of queer people matters for nuclear policy outcomes."

With a high focus on "[e]quity and inclusion for queer people," the BAC wrote that this is "essential for creating effective nuclear policy."

The article alleges that "nuclear facilities still have a reputation for being unwelcoming toward queer people and have failed to investigate allegations of homophobia and harassment." This is allegedly due to the "lack of diversity in the nuclear field."

In addition to the angle on "equity and inclusion," the article takes another tact and says that queer theory "informs theories that aim to change how officials, experts, and the public think about nuclear weapons."

One such argument had to do with "rejecting binary choices and zero-sum thinking." The choices given to compare to the 'gender binary' were the use of nuclear force or disarmament. Queer theory in this way "imagines alternatives that serve a broader range of interests” in the field of nuclear weaponry.

Stressing the time-sensitive matter of the application of queer theory to nuclear weapons, the article insists, "The time to do better is now.”

"As the nuclear field continues to reflect on its legacy of exclusion and homogeneity during this Pride Month, we as stakeholders, decision makers, and advocates for change should also realize our privilege of being able to openly discuss the challenges facing the LGBTQ+ community without fear of criminalization, retribution, or death," the article continued.

In conclusion, it stated, "[a]rguments to the contrary are as stagnant and outdated as those who voice them."

[x]

Strange quarks indeed.

[antidemoncrat]

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAC) has won the Grade “A” Bullshit of the year award even before 6 months of the new year have elapsed.

[SuperLuminal]

Typical nonsense from the bulletin of the Atomic Quacks...

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

It means that future nukes shall be designed where they only destroy fruits from behind.

[NorthMountain]

It’s definitely still a leftist front organization that goes ‘way beyond simple communism.

[Scrambler Bob]

I need to come up with a way to apply “queer theory” to my reloading bench.
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Just stuff one 45ACP case into another 45ACP case. Easy!

[GingisK]

Probably.

[Disambiguator]

That would be a crime against nature.

[sauropod]

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[Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi]

Same here as well.

Now I understand why these behaviors were considered worthy of death on the Old Testament; He knew that when this conduct becomes prevalent and institutionalized in a society, that society has to be utterly destroyed because the land itself becomes polluted; it is fit for nothing but burning.

[NetAddicted]

I wish I could come up with something Biblical to say, So true. I know Hashem agrees. Hashem is Orthodox Judaism’s way of saying G-d. Ha Shem means the Name.