On the way to the second quantum revolution: Security risks and the US-China technological rivalry

Sokolova, Marianna

doi:10.18254/S207054760017945-6

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S207054760017945-6-

DOI

10.18254/S207054760017945-6

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Article

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Published

Authors

Marianna Sokolova

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Volume / Issue 4

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Abstract

The article examines the prospects and risks associated with the development of quantum technologies in the perspective of the US-China technological rivalry. In the coming decades, quantum technologies will act as a driving force for technological development, and the priority in the development and use of this innovative technology will pave the way for global technological leadership in national security, digital economy, military and defense industries. A number of future risks are predicted, among them those related to the socially fair use of quantum technologies, geopolitical and national security aspects of their use, and the need to create regulatory mechanisms (including international ones) and standards for quantum technologies. The question is raised about the current ethical initiatives of the IT and business communities to prevent the risks associated with quantum technologies in the future.

Keywords

quantum computers, quantum technologies, struggle for technological leadership between the United States and China, technological risks, military use of quantum computers

Date of publication

16.12.2021

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1070

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GOST	Sokolova M. On the way to the "second quantum revolution": Security risks and the US-China technological rivalry // Russia and America in the 21st Century. – 2021. – Issue 4. URL: https://rusus.jes.su/s207054760017945-6-1/?version_id=91567. DOI: 10.18254/S207054760017945-6
MLA	Sokolova, Marianna "On the way to the "second quantum revolution": Security risks and the US-China technological rivalry." Russia and America in the 21st Century. 4 (2021). DOI: 10.18254/S207054760017945-6
APA	Sokolova M. (2021). On the way to the "second quantum revolution": Security risks and the US-China technological rivalry. Russia and America in the 21st Century. no. 4 DOI: 10.18254/S207054760017945-6

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