National Security Agency

signals intelligence organization of the United States
Organization intelligence_agency Q121194
National Security Agency
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National Security Agency

Summary

National Security Agency is an intelligence agency[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,285 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Security Agency's field of work was signals intelligence[3].
  • National Security Agency is in the country of United States[4].
  • National Security Agency's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[5].
  • National Security Agency's instance of is recorded as Combat support agency[6].
  • National Security Agency's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman[7].
  • National Security Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Fort George G. Meade[8].
  • National Security Agency's child organization or unit is recorded as NSA Scientific Advisory Board[9].
  • National Security Agency's Commons category is recorded as National Security Agency, United States[10].
  • National Security Agency's chairperson is recorded as Paul M. Nakasone[11].
  • November 4, 1952 marks the founding of National Security Agency[12].
  • National Security Agency's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.10889, 'longitude': -76.77139}[13].
  • National Security Agency's parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of War[14].
  • National Security Agency's official website is recorded as https://www.nsa.gov/[15].
  • National Security Agency's topic's main category is recorded as Category:National Security Agency[16].
  • National Security Agency's described at URL is recorded as https://wikispooks.com/wiki/National_Security_Agency[17].
  • National Security Agency's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States Department of War[18].
  • National Security Agency's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[19].
  • National Security Agency's director / manager is recorded as Timothy D. Haugh[20].
  • National Security Agency's product or material produced is recorded as software[21].
  • National Security Agency's replaces is recorded as Armed Forces Security Agency[22].
  • National Security Agency's native label is recorded as National Security Agency[23].
  • National Security Agency's short name is recorded as NSA[24].
  • National Security Agency's name in kana is recorded as アメリカこっかあんぜんほしょうきょく[25].
  • National Security Agency's owner of is recorded as FROSTBURG[26].
  • National Security Agency's owner of is recorded as ThinThread[27].

Body

Founding

National Security Agency's founder is recorded as Harry S. Truman[7]. November 4, 1952 marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

National Security Agency's short name is recorded as NSA[24].

Leadership

National Security Agency's chairperson is recorded as Paul M. Nakasone[11]. Its director / manager is recorded as Timothy D. Haugh[20].

Operations

National Security Agency's headquarters location is recorded as Fort George G. Meade[8]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as United States Department of War[14]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as NSA Scientific Advisory Board[9].

Industry

National Security Agency's field of work was signals intelligence[3].

Ownership

National Security Agency's product or material produced is recorded as software[21].

Why It Matters

National Security Agency ranks in the top 3% of intelligence_agency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,285 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

It is credited with the discovery of Clipper chip[30], a chipset[31]. Works attributed to it include EternalBlue[32], an exploit[33].

FAQs

What did National Security Agency discover?

National Security Agency is credited as discoverer of Clipper chip[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 7w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 7w ago · NMaia · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 8w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  5. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag national-security-agency, united-states-national-security-agency
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  6. 12w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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