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== Organization == [[File:UKUSA Map.svg|thumb|right|Map of the [[UKUSA Agreement]] countries: Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and the United States]] The [[UKUSA Agreement|UKUSA intelligence community]] was assessed by the [[European Parliament]] (EP) in 2000 to include the [[signals intelligence]] agencies of each of the member states: * the [[Government Communications Headquarters]] of the United Kingdom, * the [[National Security Agency]] of the United States, * the [[Communications Security Establishment]] of Canada, * the [[Australian Signals Directorate]] of Australia, and * the [[Government Communications Security Bureau]] of New Zealand. {| class="wikitable" style="float: center; margin:10px" |+List of intercept stations according to [[Edward Snowden]]'s documents |- !colspan="4" style="background: #ffdead;" |Operated by the United States |- ! Country ! Location ! Operator(s) ! Codename |- | {{flag|Brazil}} | [[Brasília]], [[Federal District (Brazil)|Federal District]] | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]<ref name=globo1/> * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref name="globo1">{{cite web|first1=Roberto|last1=Kaz|first2=José|last2=Casado|title=Capitais de 4 países também abrigaram escritório da NSA e CIA|url=http://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/capitais-de-4-paises-tambem-abrigaram-escritorio-da-nsa-cia-8966597|work=[[O Globo]]|date=9 July 2013|access-date=31 January 2014|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131206164747/http://oglobo.globo.com/mundo/capitais-de-4-paises-tambem-abrigaram-escritorio-da-nsa-cia-8966597|archive-date=6 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> | '''[[Special Collection Service|SCS]]''' |- | {{flag|Germany}} | [[Bad Aibling Station|Bad Aibling, Bavaria]] | * {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Bundesnachrichtendienst|BND]]<ref name="bndnsa">{{cite news|first1=Hubert|last1=Gude|first2=Laura|last2=Poitras|first3=Marcel|last3=Rosenbach|title=German Intelligence Sends Massive Amounts of Data to the NSA|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-intelligence-sends-massive-amounts-of-data-to-the-nsa-a-914821.html|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|date=5 August 2013|access-date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125151648/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/german-intelligence-sends-massive-amounts-of-data-to-the-nsa-a-914821.html|archive-date=25 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref name="bndnsa"/> | '''GARLICK'''<ref>{{cite news|title=Cover Story: How the NSA Targets Germany and Europe|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/secret-documents-nsa-targeted-germany-and-eu-buildings-a-908609-2.html|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|date=July 2013|access-date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208103706/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/secret-documents-nsa-targeted-germany-and-eu-buildings-a-908609-2.html|archive-date=8 December 2013|url-status=live|last1=Poitras|first1=Laura|last2=Rosenbach|first2=Marcel|last3=Schmid|first3=Fidelius|last4=Stark|first4=Holger|last5=Stock|first5=Jonathan}}</ref> |- | {{flag|India}} | [[New Delhi]] | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]<ref name="deccam">{{cite web|title=US spy centre in India too |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131030/news-current-affairs/article/us%E2%80%88spy-centre-india-too |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |access-date=31 January 2014 |date=30 October 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202182811/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/131030/news-current-affairs/article/us%E2%80%88spy-centre-india-too |archive-date= 2 February 2014 }}</ref> * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref name=deccam/> | '''[[Special Collection Service|SCS]]''' |- | {{flag|Japan}} | [[Misawa Air Base|Misawa, Tōhoku region]] | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[United States Air Force|US Air Force]]<ref name="stellar"/> * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref name="stellar"/> | '''LADYLOVE'''<ref>{{cite web|title=Document 12. "Activation of Echelon Units," from History of the Air Intelligence Agency, 1 January - 31 December 1994, Volume I (San Antonio, TX: AIA, 1995).|publisher=[[George Washington University]]|quote=The second extract notes that AIA's participation in a classified activity "had been limited to LADYLOVE operations at Misawa AB [Air Base], Japan."}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Thailand}} | Khon Kaen, Isan 16°28'31.6"N 102°50'39.2"E | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] (?) * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]] (?) |'''INDRA /''' '''LEMONWOOD'''<ref name="pri" /> |- | {{flag|United Kingdom}} | [[RAF Menwith Hill|Menwith Hill, Harrogate]] | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Norton-Taylor|first=Richard|title=Menwith Hill eavesdropping base undergoes massive expansion|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/01/menwith-hill-eavesdropping-base-expansion|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=31 January 2014|date=1 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140126001413/http://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/mar/01/menwith-hill-eavesdropping-base-expansion|archive-date=26 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>* {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]] | '''MOONPENNY'''<ref name=pri/> |- | rowspan="3" | {{flag|United States}} | [[Sugar Grove Station|Sugar Grove, West Virginia]] | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Steelhammer|first=Rick|title=In W.Va., mountains of NSA secrecy|url=http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201401040095|work=[[The Charleston Gazette]]|access-date=31 January 2014|date=4 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202111720/http://www.wvgazette.com/News/201401040095|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> | '''TIMBERLINE'''<ref name=carboy/> |- | [[Yakima Training Center|Yakima, Washington]] | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Troianello |first=Craig |title=NSA to close Yakima Training Center facility |url=http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020713369_listeningpostxml.html |work=[[The Seattle Times]] |access-date=31 January 2014 |date=4 April 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219144524/http://seattletimes.com/html/localnews/2020713369_listeningpostxml.html |archive-date=19 February 2014 }}</ref> | '''JACKKNIFE'''<ref name="pri">{{cite web|title=Eyes Wide Open |url=https://www.privacyinternational.org/sites/privacyinternational.org/files/file-downloads/eyes_wide_open_v1.pdf |publisher=[[Privacy International]] |access-date=31 January 2014 |page=11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140106052052/https://www.privacyinternational.org/sites/privacyinternational.org/files/file-downloads/eyes_wide_open_v1.pdf |archive-date= 6 January 2014 }}</ref> |- | [[Sábana Seca|Sábana Seca, Puerto Rico]] | * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref name="globo1"/> | '''CORALINE'''<ref name=pri/> |- !colspan="4" style="background: #faccaa;"|Operated Jointly with the United States (2nd party) |- ! Country ! Location ! Contributor(s) ! Codename |- | rowspan="2" |{{flag|Australia}} | [[Australian Defence Satellite Communications Station|Geraldton, WA]] | * {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian Signals Directorate|ASD]]<ref name="stellar"/> | '''STELLAR'''<ref name="stellar">{{cite news|last=Dorling|first=Philip|title=Singapore, South Korea revealed as Five Eyes spying partners|url=http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/singapore-south-korea-revealed-as-five-eyes-spying-partners-20131124-2y433.html|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=30 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140131141750/http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/singapore-south-korea-revealed-as-five-eyes-spying-partners-20131124-2y433.html|archive-date=31 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[Shoal Bay Receiving Station|Darwin, NT]] | * {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australian Signals Directorate|ASD]]<ref name="stellar"/> |'''SHOAL BAY<ref name="stellar" />''' |- | {{flag|New Zealand}} | [[Waihopai Station]] | * {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Government Communications Security Bureau|GCSB]]<ref name="stellar"/> | '''IRONSAND'''<ref name="stellar"/> |- | {{flag|United Kingdom}} | [[GCHQ Bude|Bude, Cornwall]] | * {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]]<ref name="100fund">{{cite web|first1=Nick|last1=Hopkins|first2=Julian|last2=Borger|title=Exclusive: NSA pays £100m in secret funding for GCHQ|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/01/nsa-paid-gchq-spying-edward-snowden|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=31 January 2014|date=1 August 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125143605/http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/01/nsa-paid-gchq-spying-edward-snowden|archive-date=25 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref name=100fund/> | '''CARBOY'''<ref name="carboy">{{cite news|first1=Laura|last1=Poitras|first2=Marcel|last2=Rosenbach|first3=Holger|last3=Stark|title=Friendly Fire: How GCHQ Monitors Germany, Israel and the EU|url=http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/snowden-documents-show-gchq-targeted-european-and-german-politicians-a-940135-2.html|work=[[Der Spiegel]]|date=20 December 2013|access-date=31 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140125102046/http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/snowden-documents-show-gchq-targeted-european-and-german-politicians-a-940135-2.html|archive-date=25 January 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Cyprus}} | [[Ayios Nikolaos Station]] | * {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]]<ref name=100fund/> * {{flagicon|United States}} [[National Security Agency|NSA]]<ref name=100fund/> | '''SOUNDER'''<ref>{{cite news|last=Squires|first=Nick|title=British military base in Cyprus 'used to spy on Middle East'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/cyprus/10427890/British-military-base-in-Cyprus-used-to-spy-on-Middle-East.html|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=31 January 2014|date=5 November 2013|location=London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160402232938/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/cyprus/10427890/British-military-base-in-Cyprus-used-to-spy-on-Middle-East.html|archive-date=2 April 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | {{flag|Kenya}} | [[Nairobi]] | * {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]]<ref name="stellar"/> | '''SCAPEL'''<ref name=pri/> |- | {{flag|Oman}} |[[Seeb]], [[Muscat]] | * {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Government Communications Headquarters|GCHQ]]<ref name="stellar"/> | '''SNICK'''<ref name=pri/> |}
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