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In this Special Edition of The Whitepaper, Nicolin Decker unveils the Quantum Infrastructure Integrity Accord (QIIA)—a first-in-history doctrine designed to govern quantum capability within lawful, reproducible, and sovereign-operational bounds.
As quantum capabilities accelerate beyond existing treaty frameworks, the global system lacks a structured safeguard for civil protection, escalation deterrence, and trust restoration. The QIIA fills this void—anchored in transparency, restraint, and multilateral verification—and codifies a first-use prohibition on offensive quantum decryption acts against critical infrastructure. This classifies such actions as violations of international law, humanitarian norms, and digital sovereignty doctrine.
This Doctrine introduces two foundational systems with ...
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Harvard Law School (HLS) The Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory CommissionThe RAND CorporationDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation (Государственная корпорация по атомной энергии «Росатом»)Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation (Федеральная служба охраны Российской Федерации (ФСО России)China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) 国家原子能机构 (Guójiā Yuánzǐnéng Jīgòu)Central Guard Bureau of the General Office of the Chinese Communist Party 中共中央办公厅警卫局Electricité de France (EDF) Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE) Direction générale de la Sécurité extérieureThe United Kingdom: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)The British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)Republic of India: The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)Republic of India: Special Protection Group (SPG)The Islamic Republic of Pakistan: The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC)The Islamic Republic of Pakistan: Special Protection Group (SPG)The State of Israel: Israel Atomic Energy Commission (IAEC)The State of Israel: Shin BetDemocratic People's Republic of Korea: The General Department of Atomic EnergyDemocratic People's Republic of Korea: Supreme Guard Command (호위사령부)Islamic Republic of Iran: Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI)Islamic Republic of Iran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) South Korea: Nuclear Safety and Security Commission (NSSC)South Korea: Presidential Security Service (PSS) (대통령경호처)Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Technical Validation and Systems Architecture
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United States National Security Agency – Strategic Signal Analysis and Escalation Feedback ModelingUnited States Department of DefenseUnited States Department of Homeland SecurityUnited States Secret ServiceUnited States Department of StateWhite House National Security Council – Directorate for Strategic Planning and Global Engagement