Sovereign Compute Is Necessary But Not Sufficient

Micky Irons

doi:10.5281/zenodo.20674259

June 13, 2026Open Access

Sovereign Compute Is Necessary But Not Sufficient

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The paper examines the necessity of true sovereign computing infrastructure for national security.
Discussed existing investments in home-soil compute by nations.
Analyzed vulnerabilities related to vendor control over audit formats and keys.
Explored the role of the Mickai operating system in enhancing sovereignty.
True sovereignty requires control over the substrate and audit mechanisms, not just investment in hardware.
Current vendor dependencies limit sovereignty, highlighting gaps in national security.
Mickai provides a solution with an offline-verifiable, post-quantum audit system.

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Nations are pouring billions into home-soil compute, but if the audit format, the signing keys, and the verifier still belong to the vendor, sovereignty stops at the loading dock. Real sovereignty lives at the substrate.Originally published at https://mickai.co.uk/articles/sovereign-compute-necessary-not-sufficient. Mickai is a Sovereign Intelligence Operating System; the Open Audit Record signs every artificial intelligence action before it executes, post-quantum and offline-verifiable. 101 filed UK patent applications, Mickai LTD (Companies House 17166618).

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