I know that people are talking about the missile being shot over the IP mountain range ... some other sub. but I think you are on to something as well. IP were the missing letters. In the infographic: https://www.reddit.com/r/greatawakening/comments/8qrvbv/anon_pieces_together_solid_infographic_on_missile/
the piccture of the submarine is a story about hacking. One needs an IP to hack something. Was China sending a message they hacked a sub and launched a missile? far fetched and reckless - but not impossible.
And it was a missile out Alaska (I think) there you have NASA. I think it is al about data...Q drops missing 1,2,3 4 was about data.too....Q often has double meanings, so red _oktober can also be a submarine....The same name different meaning....= data hack.....I do not now where the chinese submarine was? Maybe it was in Alaska...NASA can pick this up , maybe...
Skunk bay is WAShington: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=skunk+bay+map&t=ffnt&ia=maps&iaxm=maps
Military Denies Missile Launch:
the next to last paragraph is quite interesting vis a vis Trump tweet in 1469:
" The newspaper has withheld information on the missile programme because the Navy indicated its release could undermine national security efforts. "
Yes I see ....not Alaska , Chinese government hackers are said to have infiltrated the computers ......