Y Combinator And Mithril Invest In Helion, A Nuclear Fusion Startup

Re:Y Combinator And Mithril Invest In Helion, A Nuclear Fusi... by aetherson on Thursday August 14, 2014 @04:46PM (#8179766)

And what I'm saying is that regardless of the ethics of it, why should we regard it as in any way plausible that this company would pivot into weapons research?

By a huge margin, the most plausible military application of anything this company develops is "a fusion reactor on an aircraft carrier."

And I say that as someone who regards it as deeply unlikely that this company will create any major step towards a fusion reactor.

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Re:Y Combinator And Mithril Invest In Helion, A Nuclear Fusi... by hindsightbias on Thursday August 14, 2014 @11:12PM (#8180892)

Not big enough for a carrier, and that last generation is already designed.

But about right for a submarine.

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