Chinese researchers are making claims that, if true, would threaten national security

Chinese researchers are claiming they can break modern encryption with today’s quantum computers. Experts are skeptical, but the possibility remains a top U.S. national security concern.

AILSA CHANG, HOST:

The threat of hackers piercing through the digital protections that guard state secrets – that’s the sort of thing that keeps national security experts up at night. So it was news when Chinese researchers recently claimed that they could break a common encryption algorithm with an emerging technology called quantum computing. But some encryption experts are skeptical.

NPR’s Jenna McLaughlin is here to explain. Hey, Jenna.

JENNA MCLAUGHLIN, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa.

CHANG: So

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