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Published online 27 August 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.1067
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Quantum cryptography can go the distance
Proof-of-concept system could lead to ultra-secure international communication.
Physicists have built a communication network, secured by quantum cryptography, that could one day work on a global scale.
Quantum cryptography scrambles data using the laws of quantum mechanics, relying on a concept known as entanglement to ensure absolutely security.
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well,i disagree with this.
If I have a Quantum computer ,??????????????????