Energy Unveils Blueprint for Nationwide, 'Unhackable' Quantum Internet

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https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/07/energy-unveils-blueprint-nationwide-unhackable-quantum-internet/167219/

By Brandi Vincent
Staff Correspondent
Defense One
July 27, 2020

The Energy Department on Thursday released a strategic blueprint to 
construct a potentially “unhackable” nationwide quantum internet.

The plan to develop a prototype that relies on quantum mechanics to 
connect next-generation computers and sensors and underpin securely 
transmitted communications is the result of a workshop held by Energy in 
New York City in February. There, around 70 stakeholders from across 
sectors united to confront engineering and design barriers, pinpoint 
research needed and puzzle out how to transform existing, local network 
experiments to a viable ‘second’ internet.

Energy’s 17 national laboratories will serve as the backbone of the 
system, according to the agency, which confirmed that the desired outcome 
could be fully realized within the next decade.

“This is one of the most important technology innovations of the 21st 
century,” Argonne National Lab Director Paul Kearns said during a news 
conference unveiling the announcement in Chicago Thursday. “It’ll lead the 
way to many remarkable benefits for society at large.”

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