Norwegian National Intelligence Service

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Etterretningstjenesten or The Norwegian Intelligence Service (NIS) is a Norwegian military intelligence agency under the Chief of Defence and the Ministry of Defence.

The budget for 2006 is NOK 724 million. The budget proposition for 2007 is NOK 815 million. The service operates stations at the following locations:

• Andøya, former SOSUS station.
• Fauske, suspected TELINT station.
• Kirkenes, suspected ELINT station.
• Vardø, home of the Globus II (HAVE STARE) radar.
• Vadsø, SIGINT/COMINT station.

In 1995, the Ministry of Defence confirmed that the service had operated a stay-behind service in cooperation with CIA and MI6.

[edit] See also

• Military of Norway

[edit] External links

• http://www.mil.no/etjenesten/english/

Norwegian Security Services
Police Security Agency	Its mission is to detect and identify potential national security threats, analyse their presumed intentions and capabilities, and actively hinder its work.
National Security Authority	Its mission is to detect and identify objects of strategic national interest, and reduce their vulnerability.
National Intelligence Service	Its mission is to collect, analyse and present information from agents and foreign sources that can assist the National Security Authority and the Police Security Agency in achieving their objectives.