Duck and Cover, Burn and Deny

Spill coffee on your shoe, amybe only you'll notice. Detonate chemical weapons, and others will notice:

(T)he joint Syrian-Iranian team was attempting to mount a chemical warhead on a Scud missile when the explosion occurred, spreading lethal chemical agents, including sarin nerve gas. Reports of the accident were circulated at the time; however, no details were released by the Syrian government, and there were no hints of an Iranian connection.

I'm sure Syria and Iran are involved in only a benevolent and peacefull arms race that seeks to harmonize the Middle East . . . Senator Kerry?