Unfortunately, nobody seems to be able to answer that question.
The New York Times: When Iran was caught last September building a secret, underground nuclear enrichment plant at a military base near the city of Qum, the country’s leaders insisted they had no other choice. With its nuclear facilities under constant threat of attack, they said, only a fool would leave them out in the open.
So imagine the surprise of international inspectors almost two weeks ago when they watched as Iran moved nearly its entire stockpile of low-enriched nuclear fuel to an above-ground plant. It was as if, one official noted, a bull’s-eye had been painted on it.
Why take such a huge risk?
That mystery is the subject of fervent debate among many who are trying to decode Iran’s intentions. The theories run from the bizarre to the mundane: Under one, Iran is actually taunting the Israelis to strike first. Under another, it is simply escalating the confrontation with the West to win further concessions in negotiations. The simplest explanation, and the one that the Obama administration subscribes to, is that Iran has run short of suitable storage containers for radioactive fuel, so it had to move everything.
Whatever the intention, it doesn’t sound like good news. And I certainly hope the Obama administration has a better explanation than the one above. For a group of folks who believe they have the answer to everything, and don’t hesitate to remind us they have all the answers, when it comes to Iran they’re stunningly quiet.
Ed Morrissey provides further analysis and Reliapundit is demanding action.
Via memeorandum
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