p.s. Here's an article from October 5, 2012 which in a very biased way dismissed the possibility of this happening.... then it happened, TWO DAYS LATER [1] >

p.s. Here's an article from October 5, 2012 which in a very biased way dismissed the possibility of this happening.... then it happened, TWO DAYS LATER [1] > The lab's leaders predict that "ignition"-—the point where the 192 lasers actually deliver more energy than they consume—could occur as early as next year. [1] http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/national-ignition-facility-mother-of-all-boondoggles http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/national-...