The only value of your lasers is to get the right temperature plasma when you're done. Because you take a capsule and you compress it to the fault. And so you need extremely high energy, high power, but also extremely precise. You're creating a perfect implosion from all directions out of this sphere. We've also heard of magnetically contained fusion - how do they get their plasma?
How did we achieve nuclear fusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about thermonuclear fusion, the world’s most powerful lasers, and harnessing nuclear power with operations manager at The National Ignition Facility, Bruno Van Wonterghem.
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