Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND), Germany
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 1 April 1956 |
| Preceding Agency | Gehlen Organization |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany |
| Headquarters | Pullach and Berlin (starting 2014) |
| Employees | 6500 (2012) |
| Annual budget | 615.577.000 € (2015) |
| Minister responsible | Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister of Special Affairs |
| Agency executives |
Géza Andreas von Geyr, Vice President
Guido Müller, Vice President for Central Functions and Modernization
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| Parent agency | German Chancellery |
| Website | www.bnd.de |
BND is an abbreviation of Bundesnachrichtendienst, which in English means Federal Intelligence Service. This agency was created after World War II and since then has been one of the leading intelligence agencies of the world. The major aim of agency is collecting secret information and security secrets of German government are also under the domain of BND. Gathering intelligence data and detecting threats about criminal and terrorist activities is also the objective of this agency.
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