”Members of the IC” (på engelska). www.dni.gov. Office of the Director of National Intelligence. https://www.dni.gov/index.php/what-we-do/members-of-the-ic. Läst 28 december 2021. ”The National Reconnaissance Office designs, builds and operates the nation's reconnaissance satellites. NRO products, provided to an expanding list of customers like the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense, can warn of potential trouble spots around the world, help plan military operations, and monitor the environment. As part of the Intelligence Community, the NRO plays a primary role in achieving information superiority for the U.S. Government and Armed Forces. A DOD agency, the NRO is staffed by DOD and CIA personnel. It is funded through the National Reconnaissance Program, part of the National Foreign Intelligence Program.”
”National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)” (på engelska). Department of Defense DIRECTIVE NUMBER 5105.23. National Reconnaissance Office (NRO). 19 oktober 2015. https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/dodd/510523p.pdf?ver=2019-01-14-095546-317. Läst 28 december 2021. ”MISSION. The NRO is responsible for research and development (R&D), acquisition, launch, deployment, and operation of overhead reconnaissance systems, and related data-processing facilities to collect intelligence and information to support national and DoD missions and other United States Government (USG) needs, pursuant to Reference (d).”
