Blue,
From your own link...
Quote:The 30-ton rocket could also be a wolf in sheep's clothing for testing longer-range missile strike technologies, Aviation Week & Space Technology magazine reports in its Jan. 29 issue
Now,as to the Carrier battle group that the navy has moved into the gulf,lets remember one thing.
The gulf is INTERNATIONAL WATERS,free for the passage of anyone.
If moving a carrier group in international waters is considered a threat,then are you making the argument that moving them between the US mainland and Hawaii,also international waters,is also a threatening gesture?