President Donald Trump wants the U.S. to build and rollout a new quantum supercomputer and for the Pentagon, NASA and other agencies to deploy quantum sensors systems Trump’s order calls for updates to U.S. strategies and policies to “supercharge” quantum technology advancements. “The order establishes a national effort to develop the first ever quantum computer powerful enough to initiate the era of quantum-enabled scientific discovery and accelerate quantum capabilities for commercial applications,” according to the White House. Quantum computers aim to solve highly complex problems by using the properties of tiny particles, like atoms, to process information, according to the National Science Foundation (NSF). “Unlike classical computers that process information using bits (0s and 1s), quantum computers employ qubits, which use the principles of quantum physics — the science of how matter and energy behave at the tiniest scales — to represent information in entirely new ways,” according to NSF. “Qubits can exist in a superposition of multiple states, meaning they can be in state 0, state 1, or a mix of the two…This combination of superposition and entanglement enables quantum computers to perform numerous calculations in parallel, dramatically increasing computing power and making them potentially capable of solving problems that are far too complex for classical computers.” Quantum computing, entanglement, and sensors could spur next generation pharmaceuticals, medical research as well as defense and security applications. The quantum efforts will also be coordinated across agencies including the Pentagon, intelligence agencies and NASA. Trump wants NASA and the U.S. military to deploy quantum-enabled sensors and networks in the next five years, according to the White House. Quantum computing can also be partnered with artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning models and applications. After Trump announced the order, the White House and other U.S. agencies posted images of the U.S. president with