“If that’s the only thing you can think of then you are either an idiot, demented, or a liar.”
Recommend you cool it with the PERSONAL ATTACKS. I made a comment because of something REALLY STUPID coming from the Neocons, particularly if one reads between the lines that the missile flew its flight plan, since that plan was given to the US prior (as stated in the article) and NOT disputed by the Neocons, yet the lack of ONE SENTENCE causes the Neocons to claim it failed.
So why make a baseless claim unless it supports a larger agenda?
Almost certainly not the superheavy boost phase stage, but the MIRVs failed. They might have tried to pack all 15 for the first time. Shock during the flight, they likely misfired or simply fell free at apex/terminus, or even worse, during a final Fractional Orbital Bombardment (FOBS) retrograde test. LOFL.