>begun to research inertial confinement fusion (fusor) power
Cool beanos! you gave me stuff to research…thanks!
As for the point on distraction / obfuscation, by slightly different means, I agree with you.
I firmly stand in the camp that we have "near" star trek level tech (i.e. TR3B is tip of the iceberg). So, in essence, any kind of hot fusion announcement is controlled propaganda. If it is, then why?
To answer my question I go with simply they can't keep it hidden for much longer, so they are rolling it out slo mo…start with the less exciting and move expeditiously to the exciting. Roll out has to be done in stages for a variety of reasons, primarily though, to "ready" the public.
Thus, I take any anouncement as a positive move.
(call me an annoying optimist).