<span class="SFPTagline"> From SCIFIPEDIA </span>

The NID (National Intelligence Division) is a shadowy U.S. government agency that provides civilian oversight of the Stargate program and Stargate Command (SGC) and its personnel. Despite its origin in legitimate operations, its eventual evolution draws comparisons to the shadow government in The X-Files.

The main goal of the NID is to defend Earth. In their attempt to do so, certain NID members employed rather extreme measures that placed them in conflict with the SGC and eventually led to the reorganization of the agency.

The NID and the SGC had major disagreements on the methods used to acquire the technology needed to defend the planet. This led to the formation of a rogue group within the NID whose goal was to acquire alien technology by any means necessary, employing tactics the SGC considered unethical. While the SGC desired technology, they valued the alliances they made with other races more; a method that proved . . .