The Quantum Computing Race: Not a Faster Computer — A Mirror

FractalNode Magazine Issue 004, Article 02 — Strategic Investigation 100 verified sources across 33 dossier sections mapping the global quantum computing race. Documents Google Willow's below-threshold error correction, Microsoft's contested Majorana claims, China's commercial quantum deployment (Tianyan platform, 37M visits), the DARPA-to-startup revolving door (IonQ's Space Command general, Northrop Grumman program managers), $40B+ government investment, He-3 supply chain dependencies on nuclear weapons maintenance, classified NSA quantum programs (17 years, IARPA), patent toll booth analysis, and the holographic error correction convergence — mathematical identity between quantum error correction codes and the universe's information storage architecture. Part of FractalNode Magazine Issue 004: The Machine — Series 001: The Signal