Guest Post: The UK’s Quantum Ambitions Will Fail Without The Components to Make Them Real
THE SO WHAT
The UK’s quantum push running ahead of its component supply chain is the classic national strategy error — funding systems without funding the parts. If you’re in quantum or photonics, the real leverage is in being the domestic component vendor governments now realize they’re missing.
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