As Q said,
>Learn double meanings.
Painting the picture I think:
Y head = nuclear fission war head = /_\
covered in gold = salted bomb
THE SUM OF ALL FEARS
D5 = Trident submarine-launched ballistic missile
(HUNT FOR) RED OCTOBER
The missing [i] from the SpaceX launch = Iridium
Was Iridium constellation the guidance system for such a missile? Hawaii DEFCON?