Pentagon Kashmir Movement Tip ('300,000 Troops' Claim)

A volatile, Pentagon-attributed intelligence claim alleging massive Indian troop and naval movements along the Kashmir line—often framed numerically (reportedly 300,000). Not a physical dossier shown on camera but an evidentiary rumor Bruce presses at a late-night briefing; C.J. laughs it off and the room disperses, while Toby stands awkwardly. The item reads as an ephemeral but explosive intelligence assertion that characters wield and react to, carrying the odor of a sourced leak rather than a verified document.

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Purpose

To communicate an alleged military movement/intelligence tip used to pressure or prod the administration during the briefing.

Significance

Operates as a narrative pivot: it sows a credibility landmine for the administration, forces subsequent damage-control work, and shapes character responses—C.J.'s dismissal, Bruce's aggressive pursuit, and the team's later efforts to defuse fallout.

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When this object appears and how it's used

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S1E11 · Lord John Marbury

C.J. Dismisses Pentagon Kashmir Tip at Late-Night Briefing

The Pentagon Kashmir Movement Tip functions as an ephemeral but explosive intelligence claim Bruce cites aloud; it is not corroborated and is treated as rumor in the room, creating an unacknowledged operational and PR crisis.

Before: Circulating within Pentagon channels and, according to Bruce, known to his source.

After: Left unverified and publicly dismissed in the briefing room, but now seeded into the press record and team consciousness.

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