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What would be the advantage of a bomb built out of this technology as opposed to an H-bomb? How do you know it's not the other way around: That they're using
by onlyrealcuzzo 3y ago
What would be the advantage of a bomb built out of this technology as opposed to an H-bomb?
How do you know it's not the other way around:
That they're using the gigantic piggy bank of the military to fund actual fusion research?
I agree that ICF doesn't seem like a winning strategy. But surely it's not complete waste, either, right?
- cstross 3y agoYou can't build a bomb using this technology. Period. But you can achieve plasmas of equivalent density and temperature to those you get in an H-bomb explosion, which is invaluable to weapons researchers if they're not allowed to actually detonate any bombs.
- onlyrealcuzzo 3y agoIt sounds like you know, so I'm curious... Why is it so valuable to create those temperatures for researchers?