To many the shocking revelation that Iran has been constructing a secondary nuclear site for enrichment of high grade uranium is really not all that much of a surprise.
This could explain a number of recent developments surrounding Russia’s unexplained change in attitude towards sanctions. Once President Obama revealed these details to Russian President Medvedev, the Russian’s are actually considering further sanctions. This also brings to mind the question of the Chinese government’s quality of foreign intelligence. If they had this information in advance like the United States and other western governments have had for years, it begs to question why they are being so complacent. Do the Chinese support Iran and their desire to wipe Israel off the map. It seems to me like the Chinese are once again failing to step up to be responsible leaders on the world stage.
It will be interesting to see if China continues to play the role of an obstructionist when the facts are plain for the entire world to see, even Russia can see the writing on the wall.
Now that this newest intelligence has been revealed, look for it to start getting more interesting on the international political stage. Is this another Colin Powell like pretext to war, or is this the real deal? I think it’s the real deal and this will be a good test of how much power and clout America still has.