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1972 ABM Treaty

Marbury thrusts the treaty forward verbally, eyes blazing as he indicts the missile shield for shredding its anti-ballistic restraints—with US and UK signatures sealing the violated pact. Leo's jaw sets in rebuttal, Charlie's interruption snuffs the escalating fuse, but the spectral document haunts the reception hall's gilded tension, fueling alliance fractures amid royal onlookers.
3 appearances

Purpose

Limits deployment of anti-ballistic missile systems to prevent arms race escalation between signatories

Significance

Explodes as transatlantic flashpoint in Leo-Marbury duel, exposing fragile US-UK security bonds and demanding Charlie's intervention to avert diplomatic rupture before Donna's comic escape.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments
S2E12 · The Drop-In
Marbury's Aristocratic Flirtation Shattered by Leo's Yorktown Whoopass

Marbury cites the 1972 ABM Treaty as violated by the U.S.-UK signed missile shield, central to his critique alongside China escalation and European doubts, positioning it as a breached pact fueling transatlantic discord.

Before: Active international agreement in diplomatic memory
After: Contested legal barrier in ongoing policy clash
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S2E12 · The Drop-In
Leo's Yorktown Whoopass Trumps Marbury's Missile Defense Barrage

Marbury indicts the 1972 ABM Treaty as violated by the shield, stressing U.S.-UK signatory bonds; Leo implicitly overrides it via threats, turning the pact into flashpoint for transatlantic rift where security trumps legalism in White House worldview.

Before: Binding international agreement
After: Contested and subordinated to U.S. policy
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S2E12 · The Drop-In
Charlie Halts Leo-Marbury Clash as Donna Retreats to Royal Daydreams

The 1972 ABM Treaty echoes in Marbury's fresh objections, branded as violated by the shield, its spectral constraints fueling Leo's defiant historical pivot and the interrupted clash's core tension.

Before: Cited by Marbury as binding US-UK obligation
After: Unresolved diplomatic flashpoint post-interruption
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