Fusion announcement was about weapons, not energy generation (opens in new tab)

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2 pointsbmh3y ago3 comments

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To me it's about laser and beam technology too.

bmhOP3y ago

TL;DR: The December 5th experiment was about proving to ourselves and our adversaries that we still understand how to build and validate nuclear weapons, despite the ban on testing.

sylware3y ago

As far as I know, computer models and simulations have been running the show for a while, that after decades of testing and modeling.

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sharemywin3y ago

To me it's about laser and beam technology too.

bmhOP3y ago

TL;DR: The December 5th experiment was about proving to ourselves and our adversaries that we still understand how to build and validate nuclear weapons, despite the ban on testing.

sylware3y ago

As far as I know, computer models and simulations have been running the show for a while, that after decades of testing and modeling.

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