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Pine Gap is the commonly used name for a satellite tracking station approximately south-west of the town of Alice Springs, Northern Territory in the centre of Australia which is operated by both Australia and the United States. Since 1988, it has been officially called the Joint Defence Facility Pine Gap; previously, it was known as Joint Defence Space Research Facility. Partly run by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) and U.S. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), the station is a key contributor to the global surveillance network ECHELON. ==Facility== The facility consists of a large computer complex with 14 radomes protecting antennas and has over 800 employees.〔(), 21 July 2013. Accessed 21 July 2013〕 A long-term NSA employee at Pine Gap, David Rosenberg, has suggested that the CIA runs the facility.〔Harris, Reg ''Legendary Territorians'', Harris Nominees, Alice Springs, 2007, p 93, ISBN 9780646483719.〕 The location is strategically significant because it controls United States spy satellites as they pass over the one third of the globe which includes China, the Asian parts of Russia and the Middle East.〔 Central Australia was chosen because it was too remote for spy ships passing in international waters to intercept the signal.〔 The facility has become a key part of the local economy. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pine Gap」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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