The NSA's stated authorities limit it to gathering information about international terrorists and foreign powers, organizations, or persons in support of U.S. national strategies.
Notes on verification
Claim mirrors NSA's own official statements about its stated mission scope, corroborated by multiple independent U.S. government sources (IntelligenceCareers.gov, Intelligence.gov) and a third-party summary (Space Foundation). Exact phrasing varies slightly across sources but substance is consistent.
Sources
- National Security Agency/Central Security Service > Signals ... (nsa.gov)
- https://www.intelligencecareers.gov/nsa/about-nsa (intelligencecareers.gov)
- https://www.intelligence.gov/mission (intelligence.gov)
- https://www.spacefoundation.org/space_brief/national-security-space-agencies/ (spacefoundation.org)