I don’t think his ego could handle “launch and abort”.
I _do_ think it made for an excellent test of an x-ray laser: no physical evidence, instant long-range shot, only takes a small amount of damage to cause the missile to tear itself apart.
Either way the fat little doofus is scared $#!^less.
Trump doesn’t want fireworks. He wants a clean, fast, decisive conclusion: either Kim Dong-nil gives up his WMD BS, or someone close to him sees the existential crisis and takes him out leaving China to come in and clean up the mess. If there’s fireworks, the “shock and awe” will put Bush to shame, and still leaves China to come in and clean up the mess.
If we have x-ray lasers with that accuracy, why didn’t we shine it on the little toad.
I did not consider a laser shot....but it is a possibility.