“How to explain it in words”????
Okay, here are some choices:
“A foreign power launched off our coast and caught us with our pants down.”
OR
“One of our own subs lit one off accidentally.”
OR
“Some goofball built a rocket and launched it without FAA approval.”
OR
“Our nutso White House occupant was trying to send a message to someone.”
THERE...several words the military can use to explain it to us.
“A foreign power launched off our coast and caught us with our pants down.”
That is possible.
“One of our own subs lit one off accidentally.”
People say it takes nothing short of a major conspiracy on board.
“Some goofball built a rocket and launched it without FAA approval.”
Sure, he did that from his own missile-launching submarine; but for some extra fun he decided to launch not from his private Pacific island but right here. /s
“Our nutso White House occupant was trying to send a message to someone.”
Not likely at all. Pentagon would know all about it, and the notices would be sent to other countries ahead of time. Obama doesn’t need secrecy or excuses for a training or a test launch. Besides, the “message” that has been sent is not very good for the USA.
IMO there are only two plausible options. First, it was a legitimate but poorly planned test launch from a US submarine. Second, it was an act of war by some foreign power (probably not China or Russia - with their ICBMs they don’t need such cheap tricks.) Without knowing more, a miscommunication within the US Navy seems to be more likely.