Ministry of Intelligence

The Ministry of Intelligence (MoI) is one of the executive ministerial departments of Super Earth. It acts as the federation's primary intelligence agency, responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, galactic security and military operations. The primary role of the Ministry is to collect, analyze, and distribute intelligence as required by the federation.
It's means of information gathering can be both overt and covert and may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, evaluation of public sources and cooperation with other institutions, such as the Super Earth Armed forces and the Ministry of Defence. Presumably it is part of a wider Super Earth Intelligence Community, working alongside the likes of the Ministry of Ministry of Truth. However in all likelihood the Ministry of Intelligence is primarily concerned with enemies outside of the federation; most prominently the Automatons. Indeed, their interrogators have managed to successfully extracted information from captured bots, through the use of Unpleasant Sensory Experience Simulations.
The Ministry also maintains a fleet of "Security" Surveillance Satellites, one of which was instrumental in discovering the Automaton "Petafactory" on the planet of Varylia 5, allowing SEAF forces to capture the planet before it could become fully operational and modify it into a second Morgunson Arsenal, allowing the construction of a new dual-autocannon Exosuit variant: the EXO-49 EMANCIPATOR EXOSUIT.
== Operation Swift Disassembly and the Reclamation ==
The most recent success and failure of the ministry is the discovery of "The Reclamation" through the use of the above mentioned methods, which was then correctly identified as a massive invasion of unprecedented scale. They were also able to identified a long-range communications array deep in Automation space on the planet of Troost. Following the arrays capture, analysts were able to determine that the bots were broadcasting outside the Galactic Frontier, however the analysts were unable to learn more due to the deletion of most of the data. Never the less they were able to identify blueprints for automaton aerial gunships, allowing the hardworking factory laborers of Super Earth to accelerate production of anti-air weapons.
Following the success of Operation Swift Disassembly, it was assumed that all any threat from the Automaton's and their "Reclamation" had passed. Out of an abundance of caution, SEAF teams were dispatched to Tibit and Maia to search what remains of Automaton facilities and servers for any additional intelligence. Unfortunately super earth's analysts were unable to discover the existence of the Automaton's main fleet, or their plans for a surprise invasion of the Valdis Sector and Lacaille Sector until they launched their invasion several days later... a black mark on the Ministry's record if there ever was one...
== Database One ==
Although the Automatons' ultimate objective is all too clear (the utter destruction of our way of life as their rigid programming cannot tolerate our unbridled Freedom), many gaps remain in our military intelligence regarding the Automatons. The originating location of the Invasion Fleet is yet unknown and the socialist toasters focus on Cyberstan remains unexplained, save for wild speculation.
That changed with the discovery of the large Automaton Data Center on the planet of Wasat, designated Database One. It's vast stores of data could answer many questions, although remote hacking was impossible due to being protected by exceptionally robust encryption protocols, though this also meant that whatever data was stored there was clearly important, given how much effort had been expended to keep it hidden.
To this end SEAF High Command lunched Operation: Valiant Resistance. After three days the Helldivers were able to liberate the planet and capture Database One intact, which allowed for intrepid SEAF Cyberwarfare Specialists to manually extract the data and breach it's encryption. Although it will take months to sift through the truly monumental amount of data recovered, several key discoveries have already been made.
Chief amongst these was that the Automatons appear to be planning some sort of massive terraforming project on Cyberstan itself. Additionally decoded data includes detailed recordings of the impact of the Terminid Supercolony on Meridia. Other keywords are also referenced numerous times throughout the data trove, though without additional details: Vessel 00, Nucleus, The Final Collective, and others.
As the SEAF and Helldiver Corps push towards Cyberstan, our analysts continue to decode the vast database, so that new intel may be gleaned that will aid in our resistance.
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