A very interesting turn in the conversation indeed. I am sorry for not
replying sooner and for replying quickly now.
The east/west geopolitical interplays are of course another context to
take into account for considering nuclear technology. All art is said
to be political, so we probably have to understand science as being
highly political too. This has already been largely demonstrated (I
think of Donna Haraway in "Primate Visions" for instance, although in
a slightly different topic).
As Roger mentioned India, I wanted to mention the politic and
scientific interactions following India's nuclear programs, when
Pakistan intended to develop its own nuclear arsenal in order to be
able to compete. The Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan has
also been convicted for selling blueprints of nuclear weapons to North
Korea, Libya and Iran. The constitution of a black market of nuclear
weapons between developing countries caused much worries in the West
of course. Even out of the Cold War era, the tensions resulting in
(modernistic) technological competition seems to continue developing,
including national/local and international interests. In such a
complex context, I would like to ask if art can be considered as
relevant? And if yes, what type of art (does it have to extend nuclear
criticism)?
Gabrielle
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