The race to develop Quantum Technology
A Sputnik event taking place only this time there are a dozen countries, not just two - Russia and the US as it was back then.
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is getting crowded
But similar to before the US is behind, only this time it is China that is out in front.
But unlike Sputnik, this is a winner take all event. We speak of Quantum Computing. In a sentence, the winner will be able
to crack any encryption (code) while at the same time preventing others from doing same.