Actually the article does not mention one person or group who is advocating eliminating fusion, although the article does quote one political science professor who hints that would be a good idea. (thirdpartypolitics.us)
The editors and advisory board members are pharmaceutical science professors at universities around the world. (science.sciencemag.org)
Now, however, the computer science professor wants to take a longer test drive on the current prototype. (sciencedaily.com)