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Re:Lockheed Martin has obtained a patent for a compact fusio... by eloff on Wednesday March 28, 2018 @02:14AM (#16695772)
It is today, but my understanding is that fission is just our best source of neutrons to breed tritium from lithium 6. Fusion should also be an excellent source of neutrons, so I don't see that as being a hard requirement. I'm not a physicist, so I may be dead wrong.
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