A-score 53.19: High violence driver (4) for existential military threat rhetoric. Rule_of_law (3) and separation (3) for secret military involvement contradicting public denials, undermining congressional war powers oversight. Corruption (3) for covert action misrepresenting US military posture. Mechanism modifier 1.25 for information_operation involving deliberate public deception. Scope 1.15 for international with direct constitutional implications. Severity: precedent 1.2 for normalizing threats of total destruction and secret war participation. B-score 47.58: Layer1 71.5/100 - high outrage_bait (4) and media_friendliness (4) for dramatic destruction threat. Layer2 63/100 - strong mismatch (4) between public denial and secret action, narrative_pivot (4) creating Iran threat frame. Intentionality 12/15 with clear dual-narrative structure and distraction pattern. Delta +5.61 indicates both substantial constitutional damage AND significant hype/distraction elements operating simultaneously.