Re:Fusion power is getting closer
by CELLOPHANET on Saturday November 23, 2024 @02:11PM
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No, b/c we really need it as a weapon. Fusion lasers will finally provide the death ray of sci-fi. If you think "practical energy source" is what fusion research is really about then you've been bamboozled.
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Re:Fusion power is getting closer
by JumpCrisscross on Saturday November 23, 2024 @02:17PM
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> Fusion lasers will finally provide the death ray of sci-fi
…why? If you want massive lasers you use a nuke to power it [1][2].
> If you think "practical energy source" is what fusion research is really about
Outside the NIF, which is openly about stockpile stewardship, yeah. That’s what it’s about. Tokomaks aren’t militarily useful.