I just asked bill gates on the AMA about cold fusion: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1xj56q/hello_reddit_im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill/cfbvi10
On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 10:51 AM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com>wrote: > James Bowery <jabow...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I bet the Israelis could pull it off without word getting out. >> > > I do not think so. They have never been able to keep their nuclear weapons > programs secret. People have known about these programs since 1957 when > they began. > > To make a practical cold fusion device, it will take more money and more > people than Israel devoted to nuclear weapons. Word will get out. They > might be able to do few experiments in secret, but there is no way they > could produce motors or other devices without spending billions of dollars > and involving many people. I am sure Israel is capable of doing this, but > not in secret. > > Israel spent far less developing weapons than the U.S. did during WWII. > They did not have to discover as much. Scientists worldwide already knew > how to make bombs in 1957. With cold fusion, they are practically starting > from scratch. > > - Jed > >
