Not really making nukes take a ridiculous amount of energy and you only get to use it once where the energy to create ITER gets split across its operating lifespan.
replyFurther fission here requires a fission first stage which represents a huge additional energy input.
GPT pro says 3 to 30x energy release compared to the entire supply chain input for a megaton class weapon.
replyI trust the argument. You can look into it yourself. Long story short, it is massively energy positive compared to controlled fusion.