U.S. Intelligence Agencies

Four U.S. intelligence agencies converge on Bushehr's nuclear shadow, slamming the facility as a light water reactor until General Fitzwallace's SR-71 photos rip that verdict apart—exposing Russian hands forging a heavy water beast for plutonium harvest. Their collective assessment crashes against military recon in the Oval's pressure cooker, where Bartlet, Leo, and aides grapple with fractured intel chains that ignite nuclear brinkmanship atop economic implosions, underlining razor-sharp rifts in Washington's threat machine.