Uh, oh. Enemy du jour detected, closing fast!
the rest of the world suspects the launches are ballistic missile tests
I would say that's called "having a firm graps of the obvious"
Note that Sputnik was evidently a "ballistic missile test" even though it had a little radio transmitter as payload.
Also, Samantha Powers bleeding publicly for a peaceful world again and calling for "acts"? How are Libya and Syria coming, then?