Fiction:Salsetthe Republic/Salsetthe Intelligence

Contrary to the organization's reputation, the primary focus of Salsetthe Intelligence is not the surveillance of other nations and the Salsetthe Republic's space, but rather it is the development of new technology and the management of the Salsetthe group mind.

Due to the importance of these tasks to the Salsetthe Republic, nearly half of the nation's population works for one of the few things in the Salsetthe Republic that resembles an organization.

Group Mind
For more information about the Salsetthe group mind, see this page.

Due to the sensitive nature of the group mind, only those within Salsetthe Intelligence learn of the subtleties of the AI-like construct that is the Salsetthe group mind.

Salsetthe Intelligence monitors the group mind's activity and outputs to ensure that it behaves within set parameters. For the reason alone the work relating to the Salsetthe group mind is strictly classified, and only a relatively small group of several thousand researchers is dedicated to this task.

Research and Development
Research and development is the primary and original purpose of Salsetthe Intelligence. This portion of the organization accounts for most of (approximately 80%) of its members, and is by far the most transparent part of the organization. With some exceptions, all information from this portion of Salsetthe Intelligence is freely accessible by the public.

This portion of Salsetthe Intelligence covers a wide variety of operations, most of them are related to scientific and technological development. This includes exploration missions, medical testing, and many other related things.

Surveillance
Surveillance is what the Salsetthe Republic is famous for, despite it being an auxiliary function of the organization. The Salsetthe Republic considers gaining as much knowledge as possible of other civilizations to be a critically important task, and so, dedicates a significant portion of the organization's resources towards it. Along with the surveillance of other civilizations, this portion of Salsetthe Intelligence works with the Salsetthe Defence Force to monitor activity within the nation's space.

Occasionally this portion of Salsetthe Intelligence will work with other nations if the need arises, although recently it has not done so, due to the current political climate in the Milky Way.