Communist China's 'Sputnik Moment': Do Not Let Communist China Dominate Nuclear Fusion's Clean Energy
by Lawrence Kadish • January 29, 2025 at 5:00 am
The Trump administration must immediately establish a "Manhattan Project" to meet this new technological revolution in nuclear fusion energy by developing tokamaks superior to China's. Pictured: The HL-2M nuclear fusion tokamak, at a research laboratory in Chengdu, China. (Photo by STR/AFP via Getty Images)
This is no time for complacency. Communist China's DeepSeek, a breakthrough in inexpensive AI computing that rocked US tech markets this week (tech investor Marc Andreesen called it a "Sputnik moment") is really a wake-up to the Trump administration. Call to form a Manhattan Project as soon as possible – this week! – to ensure that America stays competitive in what is sure to be the next breakthrough – which China is already developing: unlimited amounts of totally clean energy produced by nuclear fusion in donut-shaped reactors called tokamaks.
