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The '''NID''' is a fictional shadowy ] in the ] ]. It is an independent government agency similar to the ], ] or ], but with questionable accountability and more comparable to ]'s ]. The NID seems to be based in an office complex in or near ], though some NID members in fact hold military rank and work in the Pentagon. Officially, their mandate is to provide vital civilian oversight of top secret military operations. The '''NID''' is a fictional shadowy ] in the ] ] and ]. It is an independent government agency similar to the ], ] or ], but with questionable accountability and more comparable to ]'s ]. The NID seems to be based in an office complex in or near ], though some NID members in fact hold military rank and work in the Pentagon. Officially, their mandate is to provide vital civilian oversight of top secret military operations.


==Background== ==Background==

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NID
UniverseStargate
TypeIntelligence agency
LocationWashington, D.C.
Area 51
Key peopleColonel Harry Maybourne (rogue)
Colonel Frank Simmons (rogue)
Malcolm Barrett (official)
PurposeProvide vital civilian oversight of top secret military operations (official)
Procure alien technology and intelligence (rogue)
TechnologiesSGC technology
AffiliationsSGC (official)
The Committee, The Trust (rogue)

The NID is a fictional shadowy intelligence agency in the television series Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. It is an independent government agency similar to the DIA, CIA or NSA, but with questionable accountability and more comparable to Star Trek's Section 31. The NID seems to be based in an office complex in or near Washington, D.C., though some NID members in fact hold military rank and work in the Pentagon. Officially, their mandate is to provide vital civilian oversight of top secret military operations.

Background

Within the show, the NID is represented by two groups:

Official NID

An official and responsible operation that seeks to investigate and exploit technology brought back through the Stargate by the SGC while, at the same time, observing the members of the United States military to ensure that their actions are the 'correct' ones. The official agency has a number of Men in Black-style agents, like Agent Malcolm Barrett, who hold the rank of Federal Agents, and bureaucrats like Richard Woolsey. There are also an unknown number of Military personnel who apparently report to the NID chain of command and that of the military in an odd manner, such as Colonels Simmons and Maybourne (who ironically while both publicly working for the official NID, worked for the rogue NID).

Rogue NID

A set of well resourced rogue cells that use unscrupulous methods to procure alien technology, develop weapons, and gather intelligence. Despite its illegality, and the efforts of the legitimate branches of the NID to hunt down and destroy the cancerous organization, the rogue cells make extensive use of NID operatives and resources. Initially they operated using the second stargate unearthed in the episode "Solitudes". Later they were based either 'off world' or in disused warehouses throughout the Earth.

History

Throughout the series the work of the rogue group has been associated with Colonel Harry Maybourne. The rogue elements justify their unscrupulous methods claiming that, like the SGC, they are just trying to defend Earth from the Goa'uld. They criticise the SGC saying that their modus operandi of diplomatic contact and negotiation is too slow. However, it seems that far from patriotism, the rogue NID were linked to various individuals and corporations who wished to exploit alien technology for financial gain. These corporations and individual businessmen are the rogue NID's leading shadow group, "The Committee", which eventually evolved into The Trust when the SGC managed to arrest and imprison the majority of its upper echelon.

In the episode "Touchstone", General Hammond comments: "Back when the SG program began there was a philosophical skirmish about its mandate. Some people wanted to make sure that any and all discoveries were brought back regardless of considerations like inter-planetary diplomacy." Hammond also comments that he thought that there was a politician or politicians pulling strings behind the scenes, this was later revealed to be Senator Robert Kinsey. Another prominent member of the group was Colonel Frank Simmons, played by John de Lancie.

Currently, the NID has become a more legitimate organization which works for the security of the Stargate program and to aid the SGC on operations on Earth such as interrogation of prisoners. Recently, their main goal seems to be neutralizing the threat posed by the Trust. It also appears that a degree of the United States involvement with the IOA has come from the NID and NID personnel. Richard Woolsey, a former (or current?) NID agent has become the US representative to the IOA.

Organization

Episodes

The following episodes involve Colonel Maybourne, Senator Robert Kinsey and/or the NID (legitimate and otherwise):

Stargate SG-1

Stargate Atlantis

This list is not exhaustive.

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