The United States made a historic discovery in the field of thermonuclear fusion: it will change the defense and energy of the country

A huge scientific success has been officially announced in the United States: for the first time, a fusion reaction produced more energy than was spent on its implementation, reports Voice of America.

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The US Department of Energy reported that scientists from the Livermore National Laboratory in California have achieved grandiose results. U.S. energy chief Jennifer Granholm said the breakthrough theoretically makes possible fundamental changes in national defense and clean energy.

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She added that this is one of the outstanding scientific achievements of the 21st century, which will remain in the history books.

White House science adviser Arati Prabhakar called the results of the experiment "an incredible engineering gem."

Adherents of the development of thermonuclear fusion believe that it is able to provide humanity with an infinite amount of energy, eliminating the need to use fossil fuels and traditional energy resources. The fusion reaction has a higher energy potential than all other sources of energy known to us. DW.

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It releases almost 4 million times more energy than chemical reactions such as burning coal, oil or gas, and four times more energy than the nuclear fission reaction used today in nuclear power plants around the world. Thermonuclear fusion was discovered at the beginning of the 20th century. Today, many politicians, especially in Europe, associate the future of world energy with it.

The famous physicist Lev Artsimovich once said: "Thermonuclear energy will appear when it becomes really necessary for mankind." Perhaps that time has come.

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Kim Badil, director of the Livermore Laboratory, said this success could lead to the technology being put into practical use in a few decades, rather than 50 to 60 years, as previously thought.

US President Joe Biden called this success an example of the importance of investing in scientific research.

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