Firstly, regardless of whether the claim is true, the statement makes no sense: one cannot "deliberately devalue" stocks, especially trillions of dollars' worth of stocks.
Secondly, I would like to know what specifically two traders could do to affect the value of that much equity.
As is stands, this sounds like pure, unadulterated garbage.
It is garbage.
If this is the quality of all Pentagon “analysis”, we are in trouble.
I'm recalling a really bizarre and ludicrous tale of "oopsie," pushing the "wrong button."
Twice. Just coincidental, I'm sure.