Reading through this thread can give one a headache, but let’s start over anyway.
I watched the footage frame by frame ultraslow. The separation was clear. After the separation, ONE contrail became two.
I have seen people wonder where an unfriendly sub might disappear to after taking such a risky shot. How about UNDER a conveniently dead in the water floating city?
Ship 55 miles out.
Shot 35 miles out.
TE, did you look at the proximity between those two events on the maps I posted?
Is there a plume leading all the way to Iraq. No.
Is the launch plume vertical. No.