It might be worth considering that this unwieldy policy could be an obfuscated response to a specific, credible threat. In that case the US government increases

It might be worth considering that this unwieldy policy could be an obfuscated response to a specific, credible threat. In that case the US government increases the odds that the move will be regarded as getting lucky, rather than necessitating that adversaries look for leaks and adopt better security policies.