your post is EXACTLY why the debate should have nothing to do with cost, with politics, with locations or anything else
what it should only have to do with is -
can it be done in time?if it cannot, then every single other issue is totally irrelevantand - the point is ----------- it cannot be done for the critical period -
it is not possiblefinally someone with credibility actually said this in clear Englishnow what we need is for people with credibility to tell us WHY it's not possible in the timeframe
then, we can ditch the very silly idea and get on with real problem solving
''For Dr Finkel, however, it boils down to this – we should be open to the technology, but it’s not going to help us in the next 20 years.''“It just can’t possibly happen in the time-frame that we need....''
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-06...tralia-cost-and-timelines-explained/103641602