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[AaronB]

To a certain extent, I hope Iran beats us to it. Maybe it will be the energy equivalent of Sputnik, and it will force our government (and specifically the DOE) to wake up and smell the fusion byproducts. I sent a bunch of information to Secretary Chu after his interview at Google where someone in the audience asked about Focus Fusion, and he didn’t have a clue about our work. Well, I have yet to hear back from them. Maybe now that Iran is in the race, with a lot more than a shoestring budget apparently, someone in this administration will take this project seriously. It’s amazing to me that Focus Fusion hasn’t been absorbed into the black-ops world already. We haven’t exactly been quiet about our results or ambitions. Really, is anyone else out there projecting breakeven by the end of this year? It astounds me that we have received so little coverage in the media. If we don’t get as much funding as the Iranians, they will probably surpass us fairly quickly. After all, a lot of our findings have been posted here for the world to see, and they could easily adopt and expand on them. Fortunately, LPP’s intellectual property is protected by the patent, so even if the Iranians do get there first, LPP will be able to cash in when sales are made in the covered markets. It’s just a shame that the US may lose its technological lead so quickly and carelessly.

Be that as it may, we’re still in this race with a significant lead and a first-rate team. Hopefully the attention and funding we need will now suddenly appear. There’s nothing like healthy competition to raise public interest and bring sponsors out of the woodwork. Who knows? Maybe FF-1 will soon have a “General Electric®” or “Powered by Intel®” sticker on the side. 🙂