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World's Largest Fusion Project Is in Big Trouble, New Documents Reveal
(www.scientificamerican.com)
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So, thus far, the cost of ITER is less than the Manhattan project, but it has taken longer. The adage that it is easier to destroy than to create comes to mind.
It does seem like ITER could be more transparent, but the article is overly hyperbolic about one of the most important civil works going over time and budget.
America has spent 5x the ITER budget on Ukraine so far (and rightly so). I wish we lived in a world where that money could have supported research projects like this instead.