DWave, IBM and other Quantum computing R&D companies are soaring because of their partnerships with the financial sector (Goldman sachs, etc..) This is because of the threat to transaction encryption, as well as the benefits quantum computing would have in real-time financial systems (think stock trading).
If anything, we are still in the research phase of quantum computing. I know this because I study computer engineering and read many research papers and have attended many talks on the subject.
Research is focused primarily on error detection/correction in minimal qubit systems and the development of quantum logic gates.
Overall, the most difficult part has to do with entanglement and stability. There are many processes for this but ongoing research will eventually find a method that works the best. Most likely, you will not see a portable quantum computer; but will continue to use a classical digital computer that has the ability to connect to a cloud running a quantum system.
Other than that, I'm pretty sure we don't have a system capable of decoding messages using Shor's algorithm yet. Most testing at the highest level is just basic math (assembly ADD, SUB, etc.)
BUT since the military is always years ahead of what us peons are allowed to know, do you think they might have a more advanced version of Dwave? They had stealth teck. decades before the public was informed!
Nukes are just a chain reaction. Uranium hit with neutron = split uranium + more neutrons + radiation, cycle repeats. Surround the reaction with hydrogen and you get an h-bomb.
Quantum computing is difficult cause you have to entangle particles, keep them entangled (stable), etc. then you have to
design and verify the system (x -> f(x) -> y). That's not even considering the complexity of shor's algorithm. I can guarantee the military doesn't even have it. Just railguns, rod of god, laser energy, etc.
If Dwave and IBM have a commercial Quantum computer, just think what our military has! Maybe one called Looking Glass?
Just a bit of clarification for all.
DWave, IBM and other Quantum computing R&D companies are soaring because of their partnerships with the financial sector (Goldman sachs, etc..) This is because of the threat to transaction encryption, as well as the benefits quantum computing would have in real-time financial systems (think stock trading). If anything, we are still in the research phase of quantum computing. I know this because I study computer engineering and read many research papers and have attended many talks on the subject.
Research is focused primarily on error detection/correction in minimal qubit systems and the development of quantum logic gates. Overall, the most difficult part has to do with entanglement and stability. There are many processes for this but ongoing research will eventually find a method that works the best. Most likely, you will not see a portable quantum computer; but will continue to use a classical digital computer that has the ability to connect to a cloud running a quantum system.
Other than that, I'm pretty sure we don't have a system capable of decoding messages using Shor's algorithm yet. Most testing at the highest level is just basic math (assembly ADD, SUB, etc.)
BUT since the military is always years ahead of what us peons are allowed to know, do you think they might have a more advanced version of Dwave? They had stealth teck. decades before the public was informed!
Nukes are just a chain reaction. Uranium hit with neutron = split uranium + more neutrons + radiation, cycle repeats. Surround the reaction with hydrogen and you get an h-bomb. Quantum computing is difficult cause you have to entangle particles, keep them entangled (stable), etc. then you have to design and verify the system (x -> f(x) -> y). That's not even considering the complexity of shor's algorithm. I can guarantee the military doesn't even have it. Just railguns, rod of god, laser energy, etc.