France has upped the ante in the quest for fusion power by maintaining a plasma reaction for over 22 minutes – a new record. The milestone was reached on February 12 at the Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA) WEST Tokamak reactor.
Why not both? Think of it! Fusion weapons!
We already have those. Hydrogen Bombs. A fission explosion creates such pressure to cause hydrogen atoms to fuse.