12/28/2023 0 Comments Download the new Trinity Fusion![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike the Trinity Test, which was conducted in secret in wartime without civilian or media contributions, fusion energy is being developed in peacetime in the public eye, including civil society, the global media, and social media, i.e., in a quadruple helix innovation ecosystem. However, the innovations that are leading to nuclear fusion energy are not taking place in a vacuum. As with fission, fusion energy will be weaponized as it possesses intrinsic benefits compared to fission in terms of safety and cost. The closest parallel is the Trinity Test, which heralded the Atomic Age, the implications of which for perpetuating conflict and potentially for peace building were keenly understood at the time. Nuclear fusion energy’s arrival will be a nearly unprecedented historical event. Paige’s (2009) nonkilling global political science (NKGPS) conceptual framework, Carayannis and Campbell’s (2010) quintuple helix innovation ecosystem model, and recent path dependence theory. This article analyses the development of a ‘burning plasma’ fusion breakthrough, which could trigger a ‘Future Fusion Economy’ around 2040, and its implications for worsening conflicts and for peace-building. ![]()
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