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During the Cold War, the United States set up the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). In response, the Soviet Union made the Committee for State Security (KGB). The CIA was founded in 1947, and its main job was to gather information and run secret operations around the world to help protect U.S. national security. The KGB was created in 1954 as a response to what was thought to be a threat from the CIA and other Western intelligence agencies. It was the main intelligence agency and secret police force of the Soviet Union until 1991, when it was dissolved. During the Cold War, the activities of the KGB were a major source of tension between the Soviet Union and the West. The KGB was known for keeping an eye on and putting down political dissidents.