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We’ve been spending 0.5 to 1B a year on inertial confinement alone for decades. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/14175399/congress-boosts

We’ve been spending 0.5 to 1B a year on inertial confinement alone for decades. https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/14175399/congress-boosts-inertialconfinement-fusion-budget-review-results-expected-by-end-of-fy20 https://www.laserfocusworld.com/lasers-sources/article/14175...

cygx 6y ago
That's because inertial-confinement fusion experiments are applicable to nuclear weapons and get their funds via the Nuclear Weapons Stockpile Stewardship program.
handol 6y ago
Isn't that all about modeling thermonuclear weapons?