September 21, 2018

Quantum Hegemony? China’s Ambitions and the Challenge to U.S. Innovation Leadership

By: Elsa B. Kania and Paul Scharre

Paul Scharre, Director and Senior Fellow of the Technology and National Security program at CNAS, hosts a discussion with Technology and National Security Adjunct Fellow Elsa Kania on her new report about the basics of quantum technology, China’s related efforts, and what the United States should do to maintain its technological leadership.

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