Gallon of Diesel Fuel from Seized Boat

Coast Guard hauls a boat from Oakland waters, uncovering a gallon of diesel fuel nestled amid 5000 keys of ammonium nitrate—raw accelerant primed for cataclysmic fusion into a bridge-shattering bomb at Fort Point. Bartlet leans forward in the Oval's tense glow, eyes narrowing as Leo and Fitzwallace detail the intercept, Charlie silent at his side, the fuel's volatile cargo igniting demands for ironclad proof against Shareef.

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Purpose

Mix with ammonium nitrate to form explosive ANFO bomb targeting Golden Gate Bridge

Significance

Foiled component of terror plot absent from threat lists, Russian interrogations tie it to Shareef's Bahji operative, thrusting Bartlet's summit into diplomatic crisis as ultimatum brews

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S3E19 · The Black Vera Wang

Bartlet Demands Proof of Shareef's Golden Gate Terror Link

Identified alongside nitrate as the diesel fuel gallon accelerant forming ANFO bomb on the boat, its volatile combo explained to underscore plot's lethality, amplifying urgency for Shareef confirmation.

Before: Stored in seized boat's hold off Oakland

After: Impounded with cargo by Coast Guard

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