Foreword
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The organizations that treat this Almanac as a call to disciplined action will be the ones that maintain trust when it matters most.
Lt. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, USAF (Ret.)
Foreword to The Quantum Almanac 2026-2027Foreword and endorsements
Authority led by Weatherington, supported by public-source signals
The foreword by Lt. Gen. Weatherington anchors the book's authority. Supporting signals come from the public record of institutional adoption.
Endorsements and authority signals for The Quantum Almanac 2026-2027. The foreword is written by Lt. Gen. Mark E. Weatherington, USAF (Ret.), former Deputy Commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and former Commander of the Eighth Air Force, now Chairman of the Defense Innovation Council at Qtonic Quantum Corp. Supporting signals include the G7 Cyber Expert Group financial sector quantum roadmap (U.S. Treasury, January 2026), Apple quantum-secure TLS deployment, and Microsoft post-quantum cryptography APIs.
Institutional signal
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significant risk to the safety and soundness of our financial ecosystem
G7 Cyber Expert Group roadmap release
U.S. Treasury release, January 12, 2026Platform adoption
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preventing an attacker from recording TLS connections today
Apple Support
Prepare your network for quantum-secure encryption in TLSPlatform adoption
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now generally available on Microsoft platforms
Microsoft Security Blog
Post-Quantum Cryptography APIs, November 18, 2025Commercial path