Quantum technology for military applications

Quantum technology is an emergent and potentially disruptive discipline, with the ability to affect many human activities. Quantum technologies are dual-use technologies, and as such are of interest to the defence and security industry and military and governmental actors. This report reviews and ma...

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Published inEPJ quantum technology Vol. 8; no. 1
Main Author Krelina, Michal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2021
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Arms control & disarmament
Decision making
Defense
Defense industry
Electronic warfare
Ethical standards
Ethics
Human influences
Military applications
Military technology
Nanotechnology and Microengineering
Peace
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Information Technology
Quantum Physics
R&D
Research & development
Review
Security
Special Issue on Quantum Industry
Spintronics
Target acquisition
Quantum warfare
Quantum computing
Dual-use technology
Quantum imaging
Military applications
Quantum network
Quantum security
Quantum technology
Quantum sensing
Quantum radar
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Summary:Quantum technology is an emergent and potentially disruptive discipline, with the ability to affect many human activities. Quantum technologies are dual-use technologies, and as such are of interest to the defence and security industry and military and governmental actors. This report reviews and maps the possible quantum technology military applications, serving as an entry point for international peace and security assessment, ethics research, military and governmental policy, strategy and decision making. Quantum technologies for military applications introduce new capabilities, improving effectiveness and increasing precision, thus leading to ‘quantum warfare’, wherein new military strategies, doctrines, policies and ethics should be established. This report provides a basic overview of quantum technologies under development, also estimating the expected time scale of delivery or the utilisation impact. Particular military applications of quantum technology are described for various warfare domains (e.g. land, air, space, electronic, cyber and underwater warfare and ISTAR—intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance), and related issues and challenges are articulated.
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ISSN:2662-4400
2196-0763
DOI:10.1140/epjqt/s40507-021-00113-y