first off the missle launches success isnt important what is important is that they were testing...
I agree with you if you look at each action independently but the problem is that the actions are linked together and all to obtain the same end. Ill explain it like this a basketball game is won by a last sec 3 pointer what shot won the game? the 2 free throws made in the 1st quarter had just as much to do with the win as the last sec 3 pointer. If one step leads to the same end as the next step and you cant accomplish the goal without each step then each step is equally important
Okay... let's say you're playing. You have a sizable lead.When the opposing team makes a few free throws in the first quarter, do you start worrying? Maybe a little, but you realize that the game is not over, right? If you just walked off the court because you predicted disaster, that would be an irrational reaction, right? Now, if those free throws, crash and land in the middle of the ocean, you worry a little less, right?
But as the game progresses, and your opponent starts sinking half court bombs, one after another, you get a little more worried, right? Their freethrow game is still a mess, even though it's improving, but their three point steez is off the chains. They are still behind, but in the last ten minutes, they've closed the gap 120-116. Which are you more concerned with- their sloppy free throws or their tight three-pointer?