You're correct. Junta is a neutral event and it's the phasing player who gets the free coup or realignment.
Nonetheless, the answer is valid for other situations (disregarding the "lowering DEFCON to 2" part... Perhaps they meant lowering DEFCON to 1).
Nonetheless, the answer is valid for other situations (disregarding the "lowering DEFCON to 2" part... Perhaps they meant lowering DEFCON to 1).