National Intelligence Division

The NID (or National Intelligence Division) is a shadowy intelligence agency in the television series Stargate SG-1. It is an independent agency similar to the CIA or NSA but with questionable accountability and is thus more comparable to Star Trek's Section 31.

Related Topics:
Television series - Stargate SG-1 - Star Trek - Section 31

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

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• An official and responsible operation that seeks to investigate and exploit technology brought back through the stargate by the SGC, based at Area 51. The official agency has a number of Men in Black-style agents, like Agent Malcolm Barrett, and bureaucrats like Richard Woolsey.
• A set of well resourced rogue cells that use unscrupulous methods to procure alien technology, develop weapons and gather intelligence. 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 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".

Related Topics:
Harry Maybourne - Goa'uld - Modus operandi

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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.

Related Topics:
Touchstone - Robert Kinsey - Frank Simmons - John de Lancie

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Episodes involving Colonel Maybourne, Senator Robert Kinsey and/or the NID (legitimate and otherwise):

Related Topics:
Maybourne - Robert Kinsey

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• 116 Enigma (Stargate SG-1)
• 120 Politics (Stargate SG-1)
• 210 Bane (Stargate SG-1)
• 214 Touchstone (Stargate SG-1)
• 314 Foothold (Stargate SG-1)
• 318 Shades Of Grey (Stargate SG-1)
• 415 Chain Reaction (Stargate SG-1)
• 416 2010 (Stargate SG-1)
• 510 2001 (Stargate SG-1)
• 511 Desperate Measures (Stargate SG-1)
• 512 Wormhole X-Treme! (Stargate SG-1)
• 514 48 Hours (Stargate SG-1)
• 520 The Sentinel (Stargate SG-1)
• 605 Nightwalkers (Stargate SG-1)
• 614 Smoke and Mirrors (Stargate SG-1) - The Committee is exposed and captured thus depriving the rogue NID of its leadership.
• 615 Paradise Lost (Stargate SG-1)
• 617 Disclosure (Stargate SG-1)
• 717 Heroes, Part 1 (Stargate SG-1)
• 718 Heroes, Part 2 (Stargate SG-1)
• 719 Resurrection (Stargate SG-1)
• 720 Inaguration (Stargate SG-1)
• 721 Lost City, Part 1 (Stargate SG-1)
• 722 Lost City, Part 2 (Stargate SG-1)
• 907 Ex Deus Machina (Stargate SG-1)

This list is not exhaustive.

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