special source operation - nsa edward snowden leak
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Todays Cable Program
Three AccessPortfolios
RAMPARTA (3rd Party)
WINDSTOP (2nd Party)
Foreign
Corporate
BLARNEY - FISA
FAIRVIEW
STORMBREW
OAKSTARPRISM
FAA
Unilateral
RAMPART-I/X
RAMPARTT (ClanSIG)
-MYSTIC
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
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Got Fiber??UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
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(TS//SI//REL)
(TS//SI//REL)
International Internet Growth
(Billions of bits/second)
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40005000
6000
2003 2004 2005 2006
1 Cable
Incredible ChallengesHow To Find Target Communication on a Typical Fiber Optic Cable?
X X X =
SimultaneousTelephone or Internet Sessions
100 Million12 Fibers 10 B bits/Sec64 wavelengths
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
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Partnerships developed jointly with
Foreign Affairs Directorate
Partnering with Foreign SIGINT partners toenable access to foreign intelligence
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
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RAMPART A
(TS//SI//NF) Unconventional special access programleveraging Third Party partnerships:
High-capacity international fiber transiting majorcongestion points around the world
Foreign Partners provide access to cables andhost U.S. equipment U.S. provides equipment for transport,
processing and analysis
No U.S. collection by Partner and No HostCountry collection by U.S. there ARE exceptions! Shared tasking and collection
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
TOP SECRET//COMINT//NOFORN
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Typical RAM-A ConfigurationSECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL
SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL
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Cable to Database
Front EndCable
SwitchController
PINWALEWC-2 &
DEEP DIVE
FASCIALOPERS
MARINA
TRAFFICTHIEFTURMOILTipping
ACS
BLACKPEARL
TWISTEDPATH
SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL
SECRET//COMINT//REL TO USA, AUS, CAN, GBR, NZL