A fuse is a circuit breaker? Either learn the difference, or stay out of the box! There's more to that topic than a simple post can address.

Easy to defeat? It's not all that hard to change a breaker - ask any DIY forum.

Federal Pioneer has nothing, apart from appearance, in common with Federal Pacific. While there were some allegations out of New York regarding two pole Federal pacific breakers, somehow our Canadian neighbors have not encountered the same issues. At the risk of reopening the entire FPE debate, this difference in experience alone is enough to undermine the anti-FPE hysteria some seem to enjoy.

Incidentally, the breakers appear to be replacement breakers made by the "Unique Breaker Co" of China, and not original FPE. Even assuming the anti-FPE cant has merit, we have no reason to apply this to makers made by someone else. As for placing them in anothers' panel, well, the listing agency (in this case ETL) says it's OK - who am I to argue?