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Golden Gate Bridge

Suspension bridge in San Francisco arches over the Golden Gate strait, its towers and cables a landmark target for demolition. Bartlet, Leo, Toby, Josh, and C.J. cite it during the Oval Office confession as a key site Shareef planned to destroy with smuggled ANFO explosives, intercepted by the Coast Guard off Oakland. Staff use the example to justify the administration's covert action against the terrorist.

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S4E22 · Commencement

Bartlet Owns the Hit; Threat Con Bravo Raised

The Golden Gate Bridge is invoked by Leo as concrete evidence of Shareef's intent and the practical danger he posed; the reference justifies the strike by pointing to a specific foiled attack.

Before: A public landmark that had been targeted in an intercepted plot (historical context).

After: Remains intact physically; rhetorically its mention continues to serve as justification for the administration's lethal action against Shareef.

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