UKUSA Community
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The UKUSA Community is an alliance of English-speaking nations for the purpose of gathering intelligence via signals intelligence. UKUSA is made up of:
- the United States, via the National Security Agency
- the United Kingdom, via Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
- Australia, via Defence Signals Directorate
- Canada, via the Communications Security Establishment
- New Zealand, via Government Communications Security Bureau
The primary purpose of UKUSA is to service the ECHELON monitoring system.
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Further reading
- Richelson, Jeffrey T.; Ball, Desmond (1985). The Ties That Bind: Intelligence Cooperation Between the UKUSA Countries. London: Allen & Unwin.
- Hager, Nicky, (1996). Secret Power—New Zealand's Role in the International Spy Network. Nelson, New Zealand: Craig Potton Publishing.
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