Hahaha.
"We are better in this extremely specific case, for real. We build and optimized this system with 50'000 hours of work and it really is 30 % faster than the out-of-the-box code we got from GitHub that is 6 years old!"
But you are right regarding the thermal energy making fusions easier, which can happen at any pressure or density with enough velocity. At this point I am not even sure which of the 2 approaches (cold and far denser or hot and far less dense) would be "easier", where we would have to first define what easier would actually be...
Heat means more vibrations, which means less density and more force needed to compress the matter to the same density. Just compare any solid material to plasma. Or the 100 million kelvin plasma at ITER, which has an absurdly low density (like a high vacuum) but still 1 bar of pressure due to the thermal pressure.
Electron degeneracy pressure is always present when there are electrons, regardless if they are part of an atom or free moving in a plasma.
Yes, from the individual person that is a perfect deal, nothing monetary to lose but they can get something. Only other persons will suffer. Which is exactly why everyone here calls it a bribe. Which is why you saying that completely neutral makes it look as if you think that is good and should be done.
What exactly are you arguing for or against at this point?
Why should shrapnel be a different velocity? Trajectory is only velocity based here anyways, so a direct result of the (high) velocity.
It is more like saying a small mammal can also be a cat. Or rather: Scratch marks that are usually associated with cats can also be from a different animal.
How did they keep this doctor from saying anything? Now he does but without mentioning anything about keeping a secret or anything...? That really breaks the story. It does not add up.
They are not going to have assassins right where they airstrike. No matter how crazy they are.
Why should that be inconsistent with shrapnel, which is essential a randomly shaped bullet? Why does this pop up months later anyway? And what would the implications be? Who shoot him right when there was an air strike?
They could also transcribe the recording and only save that. I mean they absolutely will and surely already did do that.