Cyber Speculation on North Korea's Missile Test

I think some kinds of speculation are not very helpful.  Listening to Jake Tapper today, then turning on the television and seeing similar speculation of the North Korean missile test that blew up after liftoff, I think we are thinking too hard about cyber offensive operations.  These kinds of things are generally not talked about - as one of Tapper's sources said, then did not.  Anything written about on what types of offensive operations could have been done to disrupt that missile test is pure speculation, and probably not informed speculation at that.

It is obvious that current and former members of the intelligence community talk too much.  Keeping Secrets used to be part of our education, recently emphasized to employees at the CIA by the new Director, Mike Pompeo.  That may set the scene for those people, but there are a lot more who need the similar understanding that sensitive secrets like these are secret because the unauthorized disclosure causes damage to the United States.  When the White House runs contrary to that idea, the worker bees get the idea they can do the same thing.  Maybe this White House will be different.  At least they are taking a step in the right direction.