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The Quantum Spy Author David Ignatius on the Future of High-Tech Espionage

Nov 30, 201730 min
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Episode description

The intersection of quantum computing and espionage may feel like a faraway future. But in his latest novel, David Ignatius, Washington’s own John le Carré, tackles just that. The Quantum Spy, out now, revolves around a central theme of spy literature: the race for a new technology, to discover something new that, even if only for a moment, will provide a geopolitical advantage.

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