Key Facts
Type
Government Body
Sector
government
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Headquarters
Fort Meade, Maryland, USA
Founded
Not specified
Dissolved
Active
Also Known As
National Security Agency
Tags
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Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Leadership
No leadership added
Positions
No positions added
Government Level
Not specified
Branch
Not specified
Country (if foreign)
Not applicable
Parent Agency
None (top-level)
Jurisdiction
Not specified
About
The National Security Agency (NSA) is the United States' premier signals intelligence (SIGINT) and cybersecurity agency. It is responsible for global monitoring, collection, and processing of information for foreign and domestic intelligence purposes, including signals intelligence, surveillance, and cyber operations, and it maintains extensive global partnerships.
Key Relationships
Unit 8200
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Unit 8200 and NSA held undisclosed meetings and joint planning sessions for the development and deployment of Stuxnet, a cyber weapon against Iran's nuclear program.
Since 2005
Unit 8200
collaborated
Unit 8200 and the NSA have maintained close operational ties for decades, including co-developing cyber weapons like Stuxnet and sharing SIGINT on Middle Eastern targets, as revealed in declassified documents.
Since NaN
Military Intelligence Directorate
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Aman, particularly through Unit 8200, collaborates with the NSA on SIGINT sharing, joint cyber threat analysis, and counterterrorism intelligence, including operations against shared adversaries like Iran.
Dick Cheney
influenced
Dick Cheney office, primarily through legal counsel David Addington, was the driving force behind the NSA Stellar Wind warrantless surveillance program beginning in October 2001. Addington personally authored the legal and technical documents authorizing the program on a Tempest-shielded computer. The program involved mass collection of domestic communications metadata, email content, and financial transactions without FISA court warrants.
Since 2001