Biden-Harris official called for 'queering nuclear weapons' in 2023 article
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WASHINGTON (TND) — One of the Biden-Harris administration’s latest Department of Energy hires previously called to surround discussion of U.S. nuclear policy with queer theory.
Sneha Nair joined the department in February as a special assistant in the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Included in her body of work is an article in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists titled "Queering nuclear weapons: How LGBTQ+ inclusion strengthens security and reshapes disarmament."
That article, published during Pride Month 2023, described how “disparaging tweets” directed at a 2022 LGBT panel by the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation showed a public belief that “the relationship between queerness and nuclear policy is intended to push a social agenda rather than to address substantive issues.” This, Nair said, proved that “discrimination against queer people can undermine nuclear security and increase nuclear risk.”
Nair continued, explaining how non-diverse groups of decision makers are prone to “groupthink,” making them “hostile to critical examination of baseline assumptions about how adversaries construct and identify nuclear threats and risks.” Introducing LGBT people in nuclear policy discussions can widen the definition of perceived threats and increases security, she wrote.
“Queer theory is also about rejecting binary choices and zero-sum thinking, such as the tenet that nuclear deterrence creates security and disarmament creates vulnerability,” the article reads. “Indeed, queer theory helps us not only see the bad of a world with nuclear weapons, but also imagine the good of a world without them.”
“The time to do better is now,” she added. “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.”
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