STORY: NATO must be "quantum ready": Stoltenberg 
DATELINE: Sept. 30, 2023
LENGTH: 0:01:36
LOCATION: Copenhagen
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg giving a speech
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General

STORYLINE:

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) inaugurated a new quantum technology center called the Deep Tech Lab Quantum (DTL Q) in Copenhagen on Friday aimed at keeping the defense alliance at the forefront of cutting-edge technology.
   
During his brief visit to Denmark, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg joined Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen at the Copenhagen Quantum 2023 Conference hosted by the Niels Bohr Institute.
   
Stoltenberg gave a keynote speech at the conference.

SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General
"NATO has always adapted to and adopted new technologies to keep our people safe. With a rapid spread of disruptive technologies, we must adapt further and faster than ever before, including in the field of quantum."
   
Outlining the societal benefits of advances in quantum technology for medicine and combating climate change, Frederiksen emphasized its potential military benefits for NATO.

Recognizing the pivotal importance of quantum technology, NATO's new center is part of the DIANA (Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic) initiative.

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General
"NATO is an indispensable part of this transatlantic quantum community. We bring together allied nations that are leading the way on quantum in Europe, including Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, together with Canada and the United States on the other side of the Atlantic, we also bring together the public, private and the economic sectors to drive innovation across the alliance."

According to a press release from Denmark's Defense Ministry, consisting of various test centers and accelerator sites across member states, this initiative aims to ensure NATO's technological edge in realms like artificial intelligence, space technologies and quantum technology.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): JENS STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General
"By the end of this year, NATO will also have our own quantum strategy to ensure our alliance is quantum-ready, able to integrate the right technologies into our capabilities and to protect against adversarial use. For all of this, we need to collaborate better, innovate faster, and compete harder."

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Copenhagen.
(XHTV)