National Security Agency

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The National Security Agency is an agency that is responsible for analyzing and gathering foreign communications and intel. The NSA is also responsible for keeping the US government's own network and communications secure.

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Overview

The NSA was formed in November 4th, 1952 by President Harry Truman, to ensure the country's safety by analyzing and intercepting intelligence, data and other forms of foreign communications it collects. This includes information that may be cryptic in nature and classified in detail, requiring decryption and decoding of said material. In the years after its' inception, the NSA has been charged with monitoring all forms of terrorist threats toAmerica and its' allies. This includes conducting surveillance within US borders. This hasn't gone unnoticed by the public and the NSA has received criticism with some of its' methods, specifically warrant-less surveillance for anti-terrorist purposes.

Third Echelon

 Third Echelon Seal

In the Splinter Cell (Franchise) series, main protagonist Sam Fisher (Character) works for the "Third Echelon" a fictional division within the NSA that conducts black-ops with "Splinter Cell" operatives. These "cells" are tasked with collecting  information and data in various political climates around the globe. Many of these locations include global 'hot spots' that are politically unstable or technologically stunted, rendering any form of signal intelligence (SIGINT) gathering difficult or impossible; these areas tend to leave "boots on the ground" intelligence gathering methods such as HUMINT (Human Intelligence: simply talking to and listening to local people) and ELINT (Electronics Intelligence: the use of direct-observation bugs, taps, and recording devices) as the most expedient and reliable options.

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• Call of Duty: Black Ops (Game)
• CyberJudas (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (Game)
• Splinter Cell Trilogy (Game)
• The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (Game)
• The Sims (Game)
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Mission-Pack (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow (Game)

Concept details

Name

National Security Agency

Aliases

NSA,Third Echelon

Games

• Call of Duty: Black Ops (Game)
• CyberJudas (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 2: Substance (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid HD Collection (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater (Game)
• Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 (Game)
• Splinter Cell Trilogy (Game)
• The Document of Metal Gear Solid 2 (Game)
• The Sims (Game)
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Essentials (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Blacklist (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Call of Duty (Franchise), Splinter Cell (Franchise), Tom Clancy (Franchise), Black Ops (Franchise), Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Solid Snake (Character), Revolver Ocelot (Character), Big Boss (Character), Emma Emmerich (Character), EVA (Character), Nastasha Romanenko (Character), Raiden (Character), Sam Fisher (Character), Tom Reed (Character), Anna Grimsdóttír (Character), Irving Lambert (Character), John Hodge (Character), William Redding (Character), Archer (Character), Lucy Kuo (Character), NSA Agent (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: China (Location), Russia (Location), South Korea (Location), Europe (Location), New York City (Location), Unnamed South American Country (Location), Fort George G. Meade (Location), Fort Meade (Location), Korea (Location), Langley (Location), Virginia (Location), Washington, D.C. (Location), Africa (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Kevlar (Object), Scope (Object), Grenade (Object), Knife (Object), Night Vision Goggles (Object), Silencer (Object), Smoke Grenade (Object), Pistol (Object), Sticky Camera (Object), Air Duct (Object), Flashlight (Object), FN Five-Seven (Object), Ruger MK II (Object), SC-20K (Object), Cochlear Implant (Object), EMP Grenade (Object), Flashbang (Object), FN F2000 (Object), Laser Microphone (Object), Lock Picks (Object), Rope (Object), Scuba Gear (Object), Snake Camera (Object), Sticky Shockers (Object), Zip Line (Object)

People

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