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I like the comment "...National Ignition of Funds".

Tritium is one of the more rare and expensive things around. I'm not sure if it exists in any quantity in nature, but we make the stuff we use now in fission reactors.

So we use fission reactors to make fuel to run fusion machines?

I've been in the thing - whether it works or not, it's a damn impressive widget!
Tritium is not really rare. I have 2 firearms with tritium illuminated sights. They're not even expensive. You can get the capsules for just a couple bucks.
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