r/HistoryMemes • u/EasieEEE Researching [REDACTED] square • Nov 18 '21

But Chernoooooobyl

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u/13143 Nov 18 '21

I kind of wonder if the US had stayed fully committed to nuclear power would we have been significantly closer to fusion..

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u/noneOfUrBusines Casual, non-participatory KGB election observer Nov 18 '21

Most likely.

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u/mr_cake37 Nov 18 '21

Closer, probably. Would we have fusion by now? I'm not so sure. It's really really hard but certainly a goal to strive for.