Exclusive: The NSA Installs Secret Equipment on the CIA’s Controversial Killer Drones
NSA surveillance boxes are helping the U.S. eavesdrop on terrorists and guide missiles to kill them
Already battered by disclosures that it collects the phone records of innocent Americans, among other things, the embattled National Security Agency has emerged as a key player in the controversial U.S. campaign of targeted killings in countries such as Pakistan and Yemen.
The Central Intelligence Agency has commanded the drone mission, for the most part. But intel sources tell Vocativ that the NSA is critical to the deadly strikes. The reason: The agencys devices are mounted on the CIAs killer drones as they prowl the skies for suspected terrorists.
These drones have left thousands deadincluding a number of innocent civilians. And their lethal capabilities, sources say, stem in part from the NSAs specially designed boxes, which enable intelligence officials to locate and track electronics suspected terrorists use on the ground.
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