Object

Mastico's MLRS Warheads

Twelve warheads arm the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) within 72 tons of weapons cargo on the Qumari ship Mastico. Military leaders brief President Bartlet in the Temporary Situation Room, where Fitzwallace labels the MLRS's GPS a smoking gun proving transfer to the Bahji. The warheads amplify the cargo's threat, spurring tense debate and Bartlet's order for the Sixth Fleet to intercept without firing.

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Purpose

Explosive payloads for the MLRS rocket artillery system aboard the Mastico.

Significance

Highlight the shipment's severity as evidence of arms smuggling to terrorists, forcing Bartlet to assert civilian control and risk escalation by ordering a non-violent intercept.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S4E5 · Debate Camp

Stop the Mastico — Intercept, Don't Fire

The MLRS warheads are invoked to underline the immediacy of the threat—twelve warheads capable of massed rocket fire—thus motivating the stop order and justifying naval action to prevent their use.

Before: Armament on the Mastico's MLRS, ready for transfer/use by recipients.

After: Remain on board but are the primary danger element the interdiction seeks to remove from the theater.

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