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This would be a good time to point out that the US Government seriously did consider nuking the moon during the Cold War as a show of force. Project A119.
"A large explosion on the Terminator line would put the sun behind the mushroom cloud, making the explosion visible with the naked eye from Earth."
Then the US decided they'd just send in Neil Armstrong to land on it. Neil Armstrong - the one man on the earth that was considered a suitable replacement for a nuclear missile.
No, it's Covenant. The Covenant has the ability to pinpoint slipspace exits to the nearest centimeter, I think. Some landed inside the planet's atmosphere, while others landed just outside the orbital MAC cannons. Also, there were a lot of Covenant. The UNSC would have picked up multiple pings.
[Edited on 06.01.2009 7:53 PM PDT]