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102. that's just a building

There are many building in existence already. There has been a spying apparatus since WWII at least.

National Security Act of 1947[edit]
Main articles: National Security Act of 1947 and United States National Security Council
The concept of national security became an official guiding principle of foreign policy in the United States when the National Security Act of 1947 was signed on July 26, 1947 by U.S. President Harry S. Truman.[1]:3 As amended in 1949, this Act:
created important components of American national security, such as the precursor to the Department of Defense);
subordinated the military branches to the new cabinet level position of Secretary of Defense;
established the National Security Council and the Central Intelligence Agency;[11]
Notably, the Act did not define national security, which was conceivably advantageous, as its ambiguity made it a powerful phrase to invoke whenever issues threatened by other interests of the state, such as domestic concerns, came up for discussion and decision.[1]:3-5
The notion that national security encompasses more than just military security was present, though understated, from the beginning. The Act established the National Security Council so as to "advise the President on the integration of domestic, military and foreign policies relating to national security".[2]:52
While not defining the "interests" of national security, the Act does establish, within the National Security Council, the "Committee on Foreign Intelligence", whose duty is to conduct an annual review "identifying the intelligence required to address the national security interests of the United States as specified by the President" (emphasis added).[12]
Gen. Maxwell Taylor's essay of 1974 titled "The Legitimate Claims of National Security" has this to say:[13]
The national valuables in this broad sense include current assets and national interests, as well as the sources of strength upon which our future as a nation depends. Some valuables are tangible and earthy; others are spiritual or intellectual. They range widely from political assets such as the Bill of Rights, our political institutions and international friendships, to many economic assets which radiate worldwide from a highly productive domestic economy supported by rich natural resources. It is the urgent need to protect valuables such as these which legitimizes and makes essential the role of national security.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security