China's quantum leap will eclipse US aircraft carriers, analysts say

Next-generation computers could render traditional weapons obsolete

20251202 USS Carl Vinson San Diego

Aircraft carriers like the USS Carl Vinson were long the symbol of U.S. might, but quantum computing might be more crucial to future warfare. (U.S. Navy) 

KEN MORIYASU

WASHINGTON -- A parliamentary debate between Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and an opposition politician over possible Taiwan contingencies -- from a maritime blockade in the Bashi Channel to outright occupation -- kicked off a new round of tensions with China. Yet analysts warn that such scenarios may soon be overshadowed by a new weapon: quantum computing.

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