I see your point, but you could also argue that worst case scenario for atomic bomb malfunction is much more awful than worst case for JWST
Since it likely would have just blown up (fizzle) even if it didn’t fully detonate that is a pretty remote possibility.
Second worst would be it went off on a base somewhere and nuked a US base. Considering the location of these bases and the nature of the war at that point, it would have been a footnote causality wise, but embarrassing.