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Secretary of Defense
strategic
authoritative
institutionally entrenched
legally ambiguous
crisis-central
efficient
professional
direct
National Security Act of 1947 thrusts the Secretary of Defense forward as the President's principal assistant on all national security fronts, yet deliberate vagueness in this mandate unleashes chaos in command vacuums. Midnight revelations in Leo's office crack open these statutory shadows, where absent presidential delegation stalls DEFCON escalations and exposes cabinet fragility. Authority teeters on unsigned letters and uninvoked amendments, positioning this figure as the tense pivot between legal intent and crisis paralysis, their role fueling White House fractures amid anesthesia's grip.
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