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A Colossal Laser, a Global Mystery: Revolutionary Energy or Military Threat?
Recently, US satellites captured shocking images of a monstrous structure in China. What appeared to be just another construction turned out to be an unprecedented technological leap: a laser fusion center so gigantic that it can be seen from space. Can you believe it?
The images show a structure with four huge arms, each housing laser compartments pointed at an experimental center. Intelligence experts claim that this facility, located in Mianyang, is about 50% larger than the National Ignition Facility (NIF), the largest nuclear fusion center in the United States.
The new Chinese technological colossus
The Mianyang laser fusion research center represents a huge milestone for China. Nuclear fusion has the potential to generate clean and virtually infinite energy. But what if this breakthrough also has a military purpose? That is the question that is keeping the international community awake at night.
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Last year, China unveiled the Crazy Li, a combat laser powerful enough to cut through metal and cause blindness on the battlefield. Now, the new fusion center hints at an even greater level of sophistication that could be used to power future energy production as well as modernize nuclear weapons.
How Laser Fusion Works
Nuclear fusion is basically a replica of what happens on the Sun: hydrogen atoms fuse together and release an absurd amount of energy. Unlike nuclear fission, which we use today, fusion does not generate long-lasting radioactive waste or pose the risk of catastrophic explosions. Sounds perfect, doesn't it?
The process involves firing powerful lasers at a central chamber filled with hydrogen isotopes. The very high pressure and temperature make atoms fuse together, releasing more energy than was used to start the reaction. But the problem? The technology is not yet commercially viable.
A new technology race between China and the US
For decades, the United States has led the way in laser fusion research, especially at NIF. In 2022, American scientists achieved a historic milestone: the first fusion reaction with a net energy gain. But there’s one important caveat: the energy used to power the lasers still makes it commercially unviable.
Meanwhile, China advances at a frantic paceAnalysts believe the country may be on the verge of taking the lead in this race. The Chinese government is pouring billions into the technology, and if this new fusion center works out, they could become the first to make fusion a practical reality. West beware.
But China was in economic collapse because of the real estate sector, right??? Aahhh it was another lie from the media
After the Cuban missiles, the US embraced telescopes. There must be a room full of people looking into every inch of risky countries. China can't even build a giant motel in the middle of the woods. ****
@Trump have you ever stopped to think that your United States is at least 10 to 20 years behind in technology lol