According to a report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), Western governments are transforming export controls on quantum technologies from a reactive security measure into a broad industrial strategy aimed at shaping the global quantum ecosystem. The report notes that coordinated export controls targeting "bottlenecks" in the supply chain, such as cooling systems and quantum control electronics, are the most effective targets.
Western Quantum Export Controls Transforming into Industrial Strategy
The US and allies aim to shape industrial leadership by controlling critical nodes in the quantum supply chain.