What would it take?

[CRedskinsRule]

From the article:

Administration officials said the Russians now have two battalions of the prohibited cruise missile. One is still located at Russia’s missile test site at Kapustin Yar in southern Russia near Volgograd. The other was shifted in December from that test site to an operational base elsewhere in the country, according to a senior official who did not provide further details and requested anonymity to discuss recent intelligence reports about the missile.

[mooby]

Originally Posted by CRedskinsRule

From the article:

Administration officials said the Russians now have two battalions of the prohibited cruise missile. One is still located at Russia’s missile test site at Kapustin Yar in southern Russia near Volgograd. The other was shifted in December from that test site to an operational base elsewhere in the country, according to a senior official who did not provide further details and requested anonymity to discuss recent intelligence reports about the missile.

Fair enough, I am curious to know why the media waited to release the article. Certainly looks bad on their part trying to blame it on Trump.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by mooby

Fair enough, I am curious to know why the media waited to release the article. Certainly looks bad on their part trying to blame it on Trump.

Well, what I gathered was that Pres Obama's administration didn't note it in any formal announcements (and I don't know that they should have, but in December there was other news to be focused on...), and someone in NSA felt like now was the time to release it - [tinfoil] probably the same someone who thought Flynn's conversations were media worthy [/tinfoil]

The media, imo, doesn't care whether they look bad, they want as much piled on as they can, and if it's wrong or misleading they can issue a clarification in small print later.