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Giant International Fusion Reactor Draws Nearer
nnnneedles writes "BBC is reporting that scientists are deciding on where to build the world's first big fusion reactor. The international effort is described as the boldest nuclear initiative since the Manhattan Project, and holds promise for future unlimited, clean energy. The choice on where to build the reactor currently stands between Japan and France, but apparantly, the U.S. is opposing a french site because France opposed the war in Iraq." There's also an AP story.
the hell, is this not being built on U.S. Soil? This is such a clear example of the U.S. reliquishing scientific leadership in the world community.
Fusion is the one technology among a handful of others that will fundametally change the face of the world in the next 20-30 years and the U.S., the last "Superpower", is going to let that technology be developed on foreign soil.
As described by the article "The boldest intiative since the Manhattan project". Indeed, and equally as important. To think that the current administration can't see the value in this persut is disturbing.
It's a sad day for science in the U.S.
Or are you so deluded as to believe that a person's cultural background always implies that they mimic the opinions of that culture's leaders?
I don't know, maybe you should ask France. They seem to believe that is the case, hence their passing a law to outlaw the wearing of the veil in public schools.
-- You see, there would be these conclusions that you could jump to
Jesus Christ. They're not going to start hammering people over this now, surely? They do realise that they acted illegally, and France was actually right to oppose the invasion?
Hope they build the reactor next to the next WTC building and it blows sky high.
So it is official now. The current administration is run by eight year olds...
Of course they opposed the war in Iraq. It's rather difficult to surrender when your on the attacking force.
Steve's Computer Service, Hobbs, NM
Everyone opposed the Iraq war, even Britain. The only difference is a handful of chicken countries (Britain being the largest) cow-towed for financial or political reasons because the U.S. wields the biggest stick.
France, Germany, and Russia (soviet union, ussr, whatever the hell they're called) all opposed the war for financial reasons, you clod. Iraq owed them billions.