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Re:Successful second round of fusion experiments with Wendel... by zamalek on Monday November 26, 2018 @09:41PM (#18538879)
> What if we collectively had the will to invest this much into fusion?

The big problem is that fusion has reached its end-game in military applications: we have the h-bomb. Sure, there's the hypothetical fusion submarines and carriers, but what do those really provide beyond their fission equivalent?

If we could find some novel thing that fusion power solves for the military, then fusion would be solved.

Re:Successful second round of fusion experiments with Wendel... by pfdietz on Thursday November 29, 2018 @05:25AM (#18559255)
Fusion in ships is a ridiculous idea. Fission has much better power density, and volume in ships is limited.