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What is CIA? The CIA is a U.S. government agency that provides objective intelligence on foreign countries and global issues to the president, the National Security Council, and other …

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CIA is an independent agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (D/CIA) is nominated by the …

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The CIA is a US government agency that provides information (what we call “intelligence”) on foreign countries to the President, the National Security Council, and other US government …