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2022-11-01 Science & Technology

Lockheed Martin's fusion-powered fighter and bomber plans

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Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 I think they may have a few technical issues to tackle first.

Posted by Titus tse Tung7019 2022-11-01 02:32|| 2022-11-01 02:32|| Front Page Top

#2 shadowy confines of the Pentagon’s black budget

Is that a Llyod Austin III jibe?

Posted by Dron66046 2022-11-01 06:32|| 2022-11-01 06:32|| Front Page Top

#3 And what happens if one of these get shot down, crashes, or malfunctions?

Posted by CrazyFool 2022-11-01 07:02|| 2022-11-01 07:02|| Front Page Top

#4 I remember stuff like this from the 50s.

Posted by Procopius2k 2022-11-01 08:34|| 2022-11-01 08:34|| Front Page Top

#5 And what happens if one of these get shot down, crashes, or malfunctions?

It go boom.
Sorry.

Fusion isn't very radioactive like fission. There is some at the merging, but not deadly and there won't be the fallout like with a nuclear reactor.

Posted by DarthVader 2022-11-01 09:09|| 2022-11-01 09:09|| Front Page Top

#6 What’s the projected yield on one of those things?
25 ktons?

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2022-11-01 13:27|| 2022-11-01 13:27|| Front Page Top

#7 I want one for my truck!

Posted by Skidmark 2022-11-01 13:58|| 2022-11-01 13:58|| Front Page Top

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