Discovery of Russian-supplied heavy water reactor in Iran threatens US-Russia Helsinki summit détente, resolved by Chigorin's covert non-proliferation signal amid internal power struggles
Discovery of Russian-supplied heavy water reactor in Iran threatens US-Russia Helsinki summit détente, resolved by Chigorin's covert non-proliferation signal amid internal power struggles
Events in This Arc
After the chip recall crisis briefing, Charlie peeks in as General Fitzwallace enters the Oval Office with uniformed aides bearing SR-71 photos. Bartlet greets his old friend with jovial familiarity, …
In Josh's office, Leo presses the urgency of Russia's sale of a nuclear reactor to Iran, warning it will break disastrously alongside Helsinki summit photos of Bartlet and Chigorin, derailing …
In the Oval Office, Leo bluntly informs Bartlet the Majority Leader has fast-tracked HMO reform, insisting it's unstoppable and public welfare trumps all—a sharp domestic escalation mirroring Russian Duma pressures. …