National Security Agency museum

These are some pictures I took during a visit in the December 2005. For more details see the NSA's pages at http://www.nsa.gov/museum/index.cfm

The only known surviving Japanese Jade cipher machine
At left, German Sturgeon cipher machine. At right, fragment of Japanese Purple cipher machine, the only known one in existance.
Fragment of Japanese Purple cipher machine, the only known one in existance.
World War II Allied Type X cipher machine
Collection of Enigma machines.
US Navy cryptanalytic bombe
EA-3 used for SIGINT missions, some of headquarters in the background
EC-130 used for SIGINT missions
EC-130 used for SIGINT missions
Foreground: Beechcraft used for SIGINT missions in Vietnam. Background: EC-130 used for SIGINT missions.

That's it, for more details see the NSA's pages at http://www.nsa.gov/museum/index.cfm

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