whereas controlled fusion has been "10-30 years away" for the last 60 (?) years One standard internet response to that is this graph[1]. No funding, no results

whereas controlled fusion has been "10-30 years away" for the last 60 (?) years One standard internet response to that is this graph[1]. No funding, no results. The international community decided to pool ressources with ITER. The founding members? The US, EU, Japan and the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union collapsed, the US pulled out for a couple of years, other countries (eg Canada) joined and left gain, Brexit has put the future of JET (where some relevant preparatory experimentation is done) in doubt, etc. [1] https://i.imgur.com/3vYLQmm.png https://i.imgur.com/3vYLQmm.png