The Serviciul Roman de Informatii (SRI) is the Romanian intelligence service and is thought that before 1989 it was one of the Top 3 in the world although many people weren't aware of the fact. In collaboration with other branches of the countries security services they function superbly although after 1989 their funds heve been scaled down and the secret service has lost its spot in the top 3 due to a lack of technology that they cannot currently afford. In the last Gulf war they represented an important protective role when the US army landed in Romania.