Alaska about to launch a Nuclear Missile Minotaur IV rocket, used by the Air Force to deliver nuclear weapons. - but only has a military satellite on it?

A nuclear missile being launched out of Alaska in a few minutes, but has a military satellite on it. 

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/live-watch-kodiak-rocket-launch

live link to watch the missile take off at 7:49am Alaska time. 

well, this missile is the same type model that carries nuclear war heads.  But they are saying a satellite is going to come from it.  This is happening the same day there is a "mock" Def con 1 drill in Denver - missile out of Alaska and Def con 1 means "nuclear war imminent".  there has never been a Def Con 1 drill before in history.   Now..... why launch a real nuclear missile the same day?  

http://www.ktuu.com/news/ktuu-kodiak-rocket-satellite-launch-set-for-tuesday-20110926,0,4920932.story

the September launch calls for using a Minotaur IV rocket, used by the Air Force to deliver nuclear weapons.

things are just plain weird right now.  What is going on and what psych ops are they accomplishing right now?  

Including Denver Airspace being shut down for a period of time today. 

the satellite will provide American combat commanders around the globe with "an additional outlet for data transmission and communications on the move," the Navy says. In other words, the satellite could allow military forces to be coordinated without having to position and point on-the-ground antennas.

Here is the live stream of the missile launch

Watch live streaming video from spaceflightnow at livestream.com

Update 12:42pm est - They are streaming the launch over and over again, for those who missed it. It launched without a problem.