Dr. Raymond Laflamme at the Industry, Science and Technology Committee

On March 29th, 2022. See this statement in context.

March 29th, 2022 / 4:50 p.m.

Professor of Physics, Canada Research Chair in Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, As an Individual

It's very hard to make a guess. I would be able to make comparisons only from an academic point of view.

It would be surprising if North Korea developed a quantum computer. They do not seem to have that type of expertise and technology. The Russians have a strong group around Moscow, but they were very late to the game, so I would fear the Chinese more than the Russians at present.

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