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Victor Norris Hamilton wrote an article in Izvestia detailing his work for this organization, three years after Martin and Mitchell defected from this organization. It’s not Mossad, but this organization allegedly collaborated with Unit 8200 on Operation Olympic Games, which built the computer worm Stuxnet. One director of this organization told Martin Hellman (-5[1])that presenting an algorithm was equivalent to “exporting nuclear weapons to a hostile foreign power.” A predecessor to this organization uncovered Soviet (*) espionage of the Manhattan Project as part (-5[1])of its Venona Project. In a 2013 Guardian article, Glenn Greenwald revealed a court (-5[1])order that required Verizon (-5[1])to provide this organization with telephone metadata. A former contractor for this organization was granted asylum in Russia after leaking tens of thousands of its documents. For 10 points, name this intelligence agency that employed Edward Snowden. ■END■ (10[1]0[3])

ANSWER: National Security Agency [or NSA]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Quentin MotGeorgia Tech BGeorgia Tech D52-5
Arunn SankarGeorgia Tech AGeorgia Tech C81-5
Martin BrandenburgGeorgia BTennessee A95-5
Alex KingGeorgia AEmory A99-5
Luke ZhangEmory AGeorgia A13710
Alexander WyrickTennessee AGeorgia B1370
Kevin WangGeorgia Tech CGeorgia Tech A1370
Arya KarthikGeorgia Tech DGeorgia Tech B1370

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