Washington Post Publishes Top Secret 2013 US Intelligence 'Black Budget' Leaked by Snowden

U.S. governmentThe Washington Post has published the U.S. intelligence community's top-secret "black budget" after obtaining it from former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden.

The budget of $52.6 billion — which not include funding for intelligence gathering by the military — is located in the summary of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence's multivolume FY 2013 Congressional Budget Justification.

Barton Gelmman and Greg Miller note that the 178-budget summary "maps a bureaucratic and operational landscape that has never been subject to public scrutiny," adding that it "details the successes, failures and objectives" of the 17 U.S. spy agencies.

Here's how the $52.6 billion breaks down as "Mission Objectives":

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Here's the breakdown of the intelligence community (IC) workforce:

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The Post has a breakdown of the notable revelations, which include:

• The CIA requested $14.7 billion in funding for 2013, more than any other spy agency and 50% more than the NSA. Here's the breakdown of the intelligence community workforce:

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• Some counterintelligence operations “are strategically focused against [the] priority targets of China, Russia, Iran, Cuba and Israel,” according ot the budget.
• The governments of Iran, China, Russia, North Korea are difficult to penetrate. The Post writes that there are "five 'critical' gaps in U.S. intelligence about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs, and analysts know virtually nothing about the intentions of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un."

More to come as we are still going through the documents.