The Quantum Spy: A Thriller
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (722 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393254151 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-08 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
David Ignatius is a prize-winning columnist for the Washington Post and has been covering the Middle East and the CIA for nearly three decades. He has written several New York Times bestsellers, most recently The Director. He lives in Washington, DC.
“A thrilling window into the future world of high tech espionage. And the ageless battle of spy versus spy. The names may be fictitious, but what they are fighting about is very real!” - Leon E. It’s also unbelievably timely. Panetta, former Director of the CIA (2009-2011) and Secretary of Defense (2011-2013)“A work for now and forever. In short: David Ignatius knows his stuff.” - Wolf Blitzer. A contemporary problem: quantum computing. David Ignatius may call it a novel, but for those of us who know the work of the intelligence community, this book is nothing less than a real-life insight into the ongoing battle for dominance in the digital world. A contemporary adversary: China. Couldn't put it
The breach provokes a mole hunt that is obsessive, destructive, andabove alluncertain: Do the leaks expose real secrets, or are they false trails meant to deceive the Chinese? Chang soon finds that there is a thin line between loyalty and betrayal, as the investigation leads him down a rabbit hole as dangerous as it is deep.Grounded in the real-world global charge toward technological dominance, The Quantum Spy presents a sophisticated game of cat-and-mouse wired to an exhilarating cyber thriller.. The race to build the first quantum computer heats up in the newest high-tech spy thriller from best-selling author David Ignatius.A hyper-fast quantum computer is the digital equivalent of a nuclear bomb: whoever possesses one will be able to shred any encryption in existence, effectively owning the digital world. The question is: Who will build it first, the United States or China?The latest of David Ignatius’s timely, sharp-eyed espionage novels follows CIA agent Harris Chang into a quantum research lab compromised by a suspected Chinese informant