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

Published: Nov. 30, 2017, 7:59 a.m.

The intersection of quantum computing and espionage may feel like a faraway future. But in his latest novel, David Ignatius, Washington\u2019s own John le Carr\xe9, 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.