Object
Leo's DOD Missile Test Papers
Leo thrusts crisp papers into Bartlet's grip across the Oval Desk—dense DOD sheets tallying nine-of-ten criteria crushed in the missile defense test, software breakthroughs blazing amid overall failure. Bartlet snatches them with sarcastic bite, eyes raking performance data as funding pleas collide with presidential doubt; pages crinkle under scrutiny while ambassadorial eyes linger, tension spiking in diplomacy's charged hush.
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Purpose
Briefs President Bartlet on missile defense test results, framing near-success to advocate continued funding despite technical shortfall
Significance
Ignites Oval Office clash over defense policy, doubles as diplomatic prop amid Swedish ambassador ceremony, propels pivot to eco-terrorism rhetoric—exposing fractures in staff idealism versus pragmatism
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