Anons, I would think that if the missile launch was bad guys, planefags would be reporting ASW planes dropping sonar buoys so thick you could walk halfway from Alaska to Hawaii by now.
I would also think that the entire crew would have to be cabal, because I imagine the sonar guys would recognize our own buoys trying to pick them up and have a real WTF moment.
Whatever this is, I don't think it is bad guys. But, I could be wrong. Now, where did I put my iodine tablets…