Top intelligence officials fear US behind in quantum computing, cyber
By: Justin Lynch  
The universities and research institutions in the United States focusing on quantum computing are “sub-par,†a top National Security Agency official said June 21.
The complaint is among a laundry list of examples, topped by cybersecurity, where American innovation in the intelligence field is struggling, said George Barnes, deputy director at the NSA.
“We have to be better at playing the long game,†he said. Barnes added that the Chinese “can play the long game†and “they are taking steps that might not be realized for 20 years.â€
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