The explosion seemed very much like a controlled detonation and not a breakdown of the rocket as it falls through the atmosphere as was mentioned in the livestream so it seemed like an unplanned or unexpected explosion.
Like others have pointed out: as far as F9 was concerned, the test ended when Dragon detached. Whatever happened after that point is immaterial to the test, so to start saying that would require a reflight is nonsense.
> so to start saying that would require a reflight is nonsense
I said "most likely" and "if you want to be safe enough" I'm not sure why you assumed I meant "require"
I think your reception here would be better if you dropped the attitude and recognized that your comment used pure speculation to imply that the outcome of the test was negative. Maybe that was not your intent, but then you should have asked more open-ended questions rather than slant them so obviously negatively.
What evidence do you have that it was a "controlled detonation"? Seems like you're making baseless assumptions and then getting upset when people don't understand what you're trying to say.
I also have no idea what an unplanned or unexpected controlled detonation looks like. It seems like a controlled explosion has to be planned or expected by definition?
A rocket with no nosecone will basically lose structural integrity very, very quickly. A rocket 'breaking down' doesn't look like fluttering bits and bobs raining down, it looks like a big fireball.