US physicists claim that the use of heavy ion beams is now a leading contender for commercial fusion technology — but that research efforts are being hampered by the aspirations of the military establishment. David Dickson reports
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Military in clash over US nuclear fusion research. Nature 281, 414–415 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/281414a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/281414a0