I think that may have been an order. Since WHEN does a Democrat increase national security??
If this is true, there is someting afoot, like a counter missile shootdown?
As for preventing intelligence to get out, that sounds bogus, satelites see everything these days, except inside rocks, so, what would they be hding?
Is there a runway near the beach end?
Who knows: Inner purge coming in NK....power struggle...... possibly stupid act to unite the country.
Probably someone with sense below Hussein issued the order.
If they were going to shoot something down, wouldn't they want to protect civilians who might be in the way if a missile misfires?