I thank you for your service and yield to your expertise on the subject. It is very possible due to my limited understanding that I misunderstood the specific new technology that was being tested. I realize the credibility of an anonymous poster from an anonymous source is as about as low as you can get, but since the information supports the conclusion of Pierre Salinger, I thought I would add it to this thread.
you must also be familiar with the techniques used to defend against that launch
In a heavy with no active or passive defense, the only technique involved was pretty basic.
You are a braver man than I.