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GCHQ's headquarters are in [[Cheltenham]], Gloucestershire. Most of the c5500 staff work at the impressive state of the art building at Benhall in Cheltenham. The [[building]], often referred to locally as the [[Doughnut]], is a dramatic landmark at the entrance to the spa town of Cheltenham.

GCHQ's headquarters are in [[Cheltenham]], Gloucestershire. Most of the c5500 staff work at the impressive state of the art building at Benhall in Cheltenham. The [[building]], often referred to locally as the [[Doughnut]], is a dramatic landmark at the entrance to the spa town of Cheltenham.

GCHQ is described as an "intelligence superpower" rivaling America's National Security Agency. It shares intelligence with other members of the "Five Eyes" electronic surveillance alliance. This alliance is composed of the electronic surveillance agencies of the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. An estimated 850,000 NSA employees and contractors have top secret clearance and thus access to GCHQ's databases.<ref>"[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa GCHQ taps fibre-optic cables for secret access to world's communications]," ''The Guardian,'' 21 June 2013.</ref>

GCHQ is described as an "intelligence superpower" rivaling America's National Security Agency. It shares intelligence with other members of the "[[Five Eyes]]" electronic surveillance alliance. This alliance is composed of the electronic surveillance agencies of the US, Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. An estimated 850,000 NSA employees and contractors have top secret clearance and thus access to GCHQ's databases.<ref>"[https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa GCHQ taps fibre-optic cables for secret access to world's communications]," ''The Guardian,'' 21 June 2013.</ref>

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