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U.S. Races to Prepare for Quantum Computing's Threat to Encryption
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First reported by Ynet · Jun 25, 2026
What happened
The United States is accelerating quantum computing development and preparing defenses against its potential to break today’s encryption. President Donald Trump has ordered faster progress, with a government quantum computer targeted in about two years and a shift to quantum-resistant encryption by 2031.
- 01Quantum computing could eventually break widely used encryption systems.
- 02Experts warn that "Q Day" may arrive within a few years.
- 03Trump ordered steps to speed U.S. quantum development and defenses.
- 04The U.S. wants a major government quantum computer within about two years.
- 05China’s heavy investment is intensifying the strategic race.
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