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Fusion technology of the kind being discussed here is not terribly useful for nuclear weapons. If you want nuclear weapons, build breeder fission reactors.
by saguro 9y ago
Fusion technology of the kind being discussed here is not terribly useful for nuclear weapons. If you want nuclear weapons, build breeder fission reactors.
- throwawayaway12 9y agoIt is not for producing nuclear material, but for reproducing conditions relevant to weapons (although HBE itself may not be useful).
- sandworm101 9y agoAll fusion research has some relevance to weapons. If you are studying ignition, how to get fusion going, that is at the heart of research into building smaller thermonuclear devices. If you study containment, that is useful to increasing the efficiencies of weapons. Fire is fire.
- krastanov 9y agoIf we are going down that path of reasoning you can just as well say "all scientific research has some relevance to weapons". It also happens to have relevance to making life better, saving the planet, and understanding the universe.
- petre 9y agoAll energy discharges could be weaponized. Take the bow and arrow for instance.