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[[File:IG-Farben-Haus.jpg|thumb|The [[IG Farben Building|I.G. Farben building]] served as the headquarters of the [[CIA]] in Germany during the [[Cold War]]]]
'''American espionage in Germany''' was significantly intensified during
According to estimates from 2010, around 120 CIA agents were working in Germany, often disguised as diplomats. They were mainly active in the [[Embassy of the United States, Berlin|American embassy]] in [[Berlin]] and the consulates in [[Munich]] and [[Frankfurt|Frankfurt am Main]]. For a long time, the CIA headquarters in Frankfurt was located in the [[IG Farben Building|I.G. Farben building]], which was occupied by the US in World War II.<ref>{{Cite web/German|autor=Hans Leyendecker|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/us-geheimdienst-cia-undercover-in-der-bundesrepublik-1.157473|titel=Undercover in der Bundesrepublik|werk=Süddeutsche Zeitung|datum=2010-05-17|zugriff=2024-07-05|sprache=de}}</ref> According to revelations [[WikiLeaks]] platform in 2017, there is a secret hacker unit called [[Vault 7]] in the [[Consulate General of the United States, Frankfurt|US consulate in Frankfurt]], which is responsible for [[Europe]], the [[Near East|Middle East]] and [[Africa]]. [[Wiesbaden]] is home to the [[United States Army|US Army]]'s [[Consolidated Intelligence Center]], which was built in 2015 and is also to be used by the NSA. The espionage center is located near the traffic-intensive [[DE-CIX]] internet hub.<ref>{{Cite web/German|url=https://archive.ph/xLZex|titel=Wiesbadener Kurier - Wiesbaden: Weiter Unklarheit über NSA-Abhörzentr…|datum=2013-07-20|zugriff=2024-07-05}}</ref> The US bases in the country are [[Extraterritoriality|extraterritorial]] and are therefore subject to US law.<ref>{{Cite web/German|autor=Gert L. Polli|url=https://deutsche-wirtschafts-nachrichten.de/219976|titel=US-Spionage auf deutschem Boden ist vollkommen legal|zugriff=2024-07-09|sprache=de-DE}}</ref>
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