National Intelligence Priorities Framework
The National Intelligence Priorities Framework, or NIPF, is a classified national intelligence document used by the top planners of the United States Intelligence Community, such as the President of the United States and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), that summarizes the United States's intelligence gathering priorities.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 January 2015|title=National Intelligence Priorities Framework|url=https://www.dni.gov/files/documents/ICD/ICD%20204%20National%20Intelligence%20Priorities%20Framework.pdf|access-date=26 July 2020|website=Director of National Intelligence}}
The document was first put in use in 2003, but newer versions have been written.
Targets
Included in the NIPF's are the NSA's foreign surveillance priorities. The top targets currently include China, Russia, Iran, Pakistan, and Afghanistan,[http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/germany-is-a-both-a-partner-to-and-a-target-of-nsa-surveillance-a-916029.html "Ally and Target: US Watched Germany Closely"], Laura Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach, and Holger Stark in Der Spiegel, August 12, 2013 but there are many other countries on the list as well as Intergovernmental organizations, such as the European Union, the United Nations, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.[http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/secret-nsa-documents-show-how-the-us-spies-on-europe-and-the-un-a-918625.html "Codename Apalachee: How America Spies on Europe and the UN"] Loira Poitras, Marcel Rosenbach, and Holger Stark in Der Spiegel, August 26, 2013
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/cover-story-how-nsa-spied-on-merkel-cell-phone-from-berlin-embassy-a-930205-2.html "Embassy Espionage: The NSA's Secret Spy Hub in Berlin"], Der Spiegel, October 27, 2013
- [https://www.dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/reports-publications/item/1943-2019-national-intelligence-strategy 2019 National Intelligence Strategy], and archive from 1943 to 2019