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by BenoitP 2155 days ago
My take on it is that 'it takes two to tango'. Massive investments in ITER send a very strong signal to the market/innovators. And IMHO other initiatives would not have gotten funded if it were not for the trophee of getting it to work before ITER does.

Sort of like the space race between the USA and the USSR.