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The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) is a collaborative sector of the United States defense agencies, created in 1952. It presides over the creation and breaking of codes in accordance with the increasing necessity for cryptology in the armed forces and foreign affairs, as well as managing the communication and information systems of the United States. It provides services to the US Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, government agencies, industry partners, select allies and coalition partners, and war planners and fighters. The NSA has two main missions: the Information Assurance mission prevents foreign adversaries from gaining access to sensitive, classified national security information; the Signals Intelligence mission "collects, processes, and disseminates intelligence information from foreign signals for intelligence and counterintelligence purposes and to support military operations." The NSA also is entrusted with the Network Warfare operations "to defeat terrorists and their organizations at home and abroad, consistent with U.S. laws and the protection of privacy and civil liberties." Keith B. Alexander is the Director of NSA and Chief of CSS. John C. Inglis is the Deputy Director of the NSA.[1][2]
