Military Scientists

Military scientists join rogue engineers and ex-KGB operatives in a black-market network that extracts nuclear materials from Kaliningrad facilities, loads them into trucks, and sells them to non-governmental buyers. Bartlet identifies them during Oval Office talks with Russia's Peter, using UAV photos of their activities to build trust and share intelligence without revealing drone technology. Russians acknowledge the shared threat but fail to act, prompting U.S. surveillance.