'big words' = ((('harvard credibility')))
'grabbing the steering wheel' sounds like hrc
the pendant is symbolic for 'compartmentalization' and her face is completely 'numb' to show no emotion but that her 'looks' and her 'big words' will be credible 'enough'.
'ex assistant US attorney' = 'all ammo deployed'
'lurching' is 'snooping around' = 'leaker' & ~ she is 'mi6' to hide U.S. paper trail.
lurch: To leave suddenly or unexpectedly in an embarrassing predicament.
as in 'to get caught snooping around'
lurch (~hutch):
To leave in the lurch; disappoint.
To forestall; rob; swindle; cheat.
To capture criminally or dishonestly; appropriate; steal.
To lie in concealment; lurk; move stealthily.
To sulk; pout.
To shift; dodge; play tricks.
'all in' being nuclear war looks 'dwindling'