Discovery of Russian-supplied heavy water reactor in Iran threatens US-Russia Helsinki summit détente, resolved by Chigorin's covert non-proliferation signal amid internal power struggles

After the chip recall crisis briefing, Charlie peeks in as General Fitzwallace enters the Oval Office with uniformed aides bearing SR-71 photos. Bartlet greets his old friend with jovial familiarity, …

In Josh's office, Leo presses the urgency of Russia's sale of a nuclear reactor to Iran, warning it will break disastrously alongside Helsinki summit photos of Bartlet and Chigorin, derailing …

In the Oval Office, Leo bluntly informs Bartlet the Majority Leader has fast-tracked HMO reform, insisting it's unstoppable and public welfare trumps all—a sharp domestic escalation mirroring Russian Duma pressures. …