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What's the big benefit of fusion that makes it worth investing so much money?

4-20 times the energy density of fissionable materials[0] and fuel that's the most common element in the universe.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density#In_nuclear_reac...

And what is the benefit of that?

And what is the benefit of that?

I'll leave that as an (fairly obvious) exercise for you, dear reader.

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