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> There seems to be a tiny bit of ww2 era resentment there.

Well, also, (amply justified by Germany's history) public distrust of mass surveillance. Joining wouldn't really be politically viable.

Isn't that point of the "6 eyes" comment? Theirs would be be the sixth.

That.. doesn't make much sense? The whole point is to prevent the outsourcing of illegal surveillance.

In any case, the BND suddenly became a lot less attractive for any intelligence-sharing deals.

They're not, but there is lots of collaboration between BND and agencies who are.

Especially since BND (or the predecessor "Operation Gehlen") was established to large parts due to American interest in German spying experience regarding the Soviet Union.

I think its more that the German intelligence services are not liable to the German sovereign, but are rather still 'occupied' by the USA's own military/intelligence agencies.