Well, it is just 30 years away. They’ve been saying that since the late 1940’s if not earlier.
But now they actually have several different groups working on different designs. As long as the technology isn’t banned, it looks more promising than ever.
well that burst the bubble lol. It’s kind of like the cancer cures I’ve been hearing about since I was a kid. I know they have made strides in but I’ve been hearing about it being eliminated for 30 years.
Agree that that is currently conventional wisdom.
But if you read the article you’ll notice that innovations in the fusion space are very sensible and doable. They’re pitched by reputable people. Also, the R&D they’re talking about will cost out not at $20-$30 billion but rather $2-$3 billion. Hell the fed creates that money out of nothing on some days. If successful the payoff literally changes civilization.
WOW! Got it in on the third post.