Goldfield Tunnel, Seven Devil Mountains, Idaho
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C.J. details crash site in Goldfield Tunnel on Route 234 amid Seven Devil Mountains as epicenter of uranium spill, invoking remote isolation amplifying radiological dread 20 miles from populated Elk Horn—shifts Oval intimacy to geographic peril awareness.
Remote, treacherous mountain confinement heightening crisis stakes
Crisis origin point referenced in briefing
Isolated hazard embodying unforeseen national vulnerability
Inaccessible due to wreckage and radiation
Cited by C.J. as crash epicenter in Goldfield Tunnel amid Seven Devil Mountains, where uranium truck head-on collision unleashes threat; remote isolation amplifies stakes, pulling distant Idaho chaos into Oval's intimate night, fueling urgent presidential pivot.
Remote, treacherous isolation radiating peril
Inciting incident site referenced for threat assessment
Embodiment of unforeseen national vulnerability intruding on power center
Inaccessible due to crash wreckage and radiation risk
Goldfield Tunnel in Idaho's Seven Devil Mountains is implicitly the crash epicenter via C.J.'s alert, its remote isolation heightening the rods' threat to nearby civilians and pulling distant peril into Oval orbit.
Evoked as chaotic wreckage amid jagged isolation
Remote incident site catalyzing national response
Distant hazard mirroring unforeseen political fallout
Goldfield Tunnel referenced by Leo as 'still hot' epicenter of uranium spill crisis in Idaho's Seven Devil Mountains, anchoring the briefing's peril assessment and contrasting Leo's downplayed tone with Josh's alarm, heightening narrative tension between controlled federal response and raw hazard.
Remote, smoldering radiological menace implied through dialogue
Crisis origin point invoked in urgent status update
Embodiment of unpredictable national threat piercing political bubble
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